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

Pays/Territoire
États-Unis d'Amérique
Sous-division territoriale
Rhode Island
Type du document
Législation
Date
1973 (2020)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Sujet
Environnement gén., Général
Mot clé
Risques Gouvernance Système d'alerte précoce Évaluation/gestion des risques Santé publique Institution Questions de procédures
Aire géographique
Amériques, Arctique, Pacifique du Est, Amérique du Nord, Atlantique Nord
Résumé

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.

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
webserver.rilin.state.ri.us

Références - Législation

Implementé par

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

Législation | États-Unis d'Amérique | 2020

Mot clé: Santé publique, Risques, Évaluation/gestion des risques, Politique/planification

Source: FAO, FAOLEX