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handle is hein.crs/crsaimn0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Order Code RS21804 April 2, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web District of Columbia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Statutory Authorities Summarized Keith Bea and Sula P. Richardson Specialist and Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division L. Cheryl Runyon and Kae M. Warnock Consultants Government and Finance Division Summary The District of Columbia code addresses disasters and emergencies through public emergency statutes (§7-2201 et seq.) and the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2002 (§22-3152 et seq.). The mayor is authorized to declare emergencies, and the District Council participates in continuity of government efforts. Aid is provided from a special emergency fund and accepted from the federal government. The District of Columbia code provides for an interstate civil defense compact and an emergency management assistance compact. This report is one of a series that profiles the emergency management and homeland security statutory authorities of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Each profile identifies the more significant elements of state statutes, generally as codified. Congressional readers may wish to conduct further searches for related provisions using the Internet link presented in the last section of this report. The National Conference of State Legislatures provided primary research assistance in the development of these profiles under contract to the Congressional Research Service (CRS). Summary information on all of the profiles is presented in CRS Report RL32287. This report will be updated as developments warrant. Entities with Key Responsibilities Mayor: The District of Columbia code authorizes the mayor to establish an emergency preparedness office to prepare for enemy attack, sabotage, or other hostile action through plans and programs that provide protection, relief, and assistance for Congressional Research Service **o The Library of Congress

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