[20040903]RS21928_怀俄明州应急管理和国土安全法定机构总结.pdf

Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS21928September 3, 2004Wyoming Emergency Management andHomeland Security Statutory AuthoritiesSummarizedKeith BeaSpecialist in American National GovernmentGovernment and Finance Division L. Cheryl Runyon and Kae M. WarnockConsultantsGovernment and Finance DivisionSummaryThe Wyoming Emergency Management Act gives the governor authority to assumeoperational control over state emergency management functions, delegates powers to thestate emergency management agency and local emergency management agencies, andprovides for mutual aid agreements. The state Emergency Management Advisory Boardassists with preparedness and advises the governor. Federal aid constitutes the primarysource of emergency management funds. This report is one of a series that profiles emergency management and homelandsecurity statutory authorities of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, theCommonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,American Samoa, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Each profile identifies the moresignificant elements of state statutes, generally