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Rhode Island Emergency Management Act (State of Rhode Island General Laws: Title 30 Military Affairs and Defense; Chapter 30-15)

País/Territorio
Estados Unidos de América
Subdivisión territorial
Rhode Island
Tipo de documento
Legislación
Fecha
1973 (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
Área geográphica
Americas, Ártico, Pacífico Oriental, América del Norte, Atlántico Norte
Resumen

This act concerns emergency management. Its purposes are: (1) to reduce vulnerability of people and communities of this state to damage, injury, and loss of life and property resulting from natural or man-made catastrophes, riots, or hostile military or paramilitary action or acts of bioterrorism; (2) to prepare for prompt and efficient rescue, care, and treatment of persons victimized or threatened by disaster; (3) to provide a setting conducive to the rapid and orderly start of restoration and rehabilitation of persons and property affected by disasters; (4) to clarify and strengthen the roles of the governor, state agencies, and local governments in prevention of, preparation for, and response to and recovery from disasters; (5) to authorize and provide for cooperation in disaster prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery; (6) to authorize and provide for coordination of activities relating to disaster prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery by agencies and officers of this state, and similar state-local, interstate, federal-state, and foreign activities in which the state and its political subdivisions may participate; (7) to provide a disaster management system embodying all four phases of emergency management: mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery; (8) to prepare for emergency health threats, including those caused by acts of bioterrorism, that require the exercise of extraordinary government functions; and (9) to provide the state with the ability to respond rapidly and effectively to potential or actual public health emergencies or disaster emergencies.

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Referencias - Legislación

Implementado por

Declaration of Disaster Emergency – COVID-19 (Executive Order 20-02 of Governor of State of Rhode Island)

Legislación | Estados Unidos de América | 2020

Palabra clave: Salud pública, Peligros, Evaluación/manejo de riesgos, Política/planificación

Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX