Massachusetts Civil Defense Act (Chapter 639 of the Acts of 1950) País/Territorio Estados Unidos de América Subdivisión territorial Massachusetts Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 2020 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Materia Medio ambiente gen., General Palabra clave Peligros Gobernanza Sistema de alerta temprana Evaluación/manejo de riesgos Salud pública Institución Cuestiones de procedimiento Radiación Área geográphica Americas, Ártico, Pacífico Oriental, América del Norte, Atlántico Norte Resumen This act concerns civil defense and emergency management. Specifically, it provides for the creation of the Massachusetts emergency management agency and office of emergency preparedness; construction of fallout shelters and its standards; designation of nuclear power plant areas; creation of defense council, and its membership and duties; powers and duties of governor, generally; proclamation of state of emergency, power to seize or possess personal and real property, awards to owners of seized property; cooperation with federal and sister state authorities; additional powers of governor during state of emergency; executive orders, general regulations, and written instructions of governor, violations, penalties; entrance upon private property to enforce certain laws, rules, regulations, etc.; auxiliary firemen and police; civil defense claims board, indemnification of auxiliary forces and volunteers, survivor benefits, and procedure in filing claims; immunity from civil liability for commonwealth, political subdivisions or persons engaged in civil defense activities; immunity from civil liability for owner of real estate or premises used to shelter persons during enemy attack; establishment of local civil defense organizations, duties, powers of political subdivisions during disasters; local civil defense organizations to render mutual aid; appropriations by political subdivisions for local civil defense organizations, administration of district courts and municipal court of city of Boston during state of emergency, transfer of matters from Boston juvenile court; and expenditure of appropriations by the Massachusetts emergency management agency. Texto completo Inglés Página web www.mass.gov Referencias - Legislación Implementado por Declaration of a State of Emergency to Respond to COVID-19 (Executive Order No. 591 of Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts) Legislación | Estados Unidos de América | 2020 Palabra clave: Salud pública, Peligros, Evaluación/manejo de riesgos Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX