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The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, commonly known as the Stafford Act, [1] is a 1988 United States federal law designed to bring an orderly and systematic means of federal natural disaster assistance for state and local governments in carrying out their responsibilities to aid citizens. Congress's intention was ...
In 1988 the Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act became law. The Stafford Act established a system of federal assistance to state and local governments and required all states to prepare individual Emergency Operations Plans. Also, the Stafford Act authorized the Director of FEMA to prepare a Federal Response Plan (FRP). [3]
Those responsibilities include dam safety under the National Dam Safety Program Act; disaster assistance under the Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act; earthquake hazards reduction under the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 and further expanded by Executive Order 12699, regarding safety requirements for federal ...
The NDRF provides the overarching inter-agency coordination structure for the recovery phase for incidents covered by the Stafford Act. Elements of the NDRF can also be used for significant non-Stafford Act incidents. It serves as a companion document to the National Response Framework (NRF).
In November 1988, the United States Congress amended the Act and renamed it the Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Public Law 100-707). [3] [4] This act was further amended by the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000. [5
This Federal assistance can be provided through activation of the Stafford Act, [6] or through the Public Health Service Act. [7] ESF #9 – Search and Rescue; ESF #10 – Oil and Hazardous Materials Response; ESF #11 – Agriculture and Natural Resources; ESF #12 – Energy; ESF #13 – Public Safety and Security
Federal Disaster Assistance Nonprofit Fairness Act of 2013; Long title: To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to clarify that houses of worship are eligible for certain disaster relief and emergency assistance on terms equal to other eligible private nonprofit facilities, and for other purposes. Announced in
On Saturday, August 27, President Bush declared a state of emergency under the authority of the Stafford Act for the inland parishes of Louisiana. [6] The next day, Sunday, August 28, Katrina became a Category 4 hurricane [7] and eventually evolved into a Category 5 storm the very same day, with winds blowing at about 175 mph (280 km/h). [8]