1、Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS21793March 31, 2004New Jersey Emergency Management andHomeland Security Authorities SummarizedKeith BeaSpecialist in American National GovernmentGovernment and Finance DivisionL. Che
2、ryl Runyon and Kae M. WarnockConsultantsGovernment and Finance DivisionSummaryThe Emergency Services Act of 1972 sets out policy and procedures for the use ofthe states emergency services to respond to natural and other catastrophes. Thegovernors Advisory Council for Emergency Services provides over
3、sight of the stateemergency management plan, approves funding for disaster response, and recommendschanges to compacts to the legislature. The Municipal Natural Disaster Relief programprovides assistance to property owners who have no other means to repair propertyfollowing a disaster and return the
4、 property to tax rolls. The statute includesradiological emergency preparedness statutory requirements. The continuity ofgovernment provisions provide for interim successors for governor and the relocationof the capital if needed.This report is one of a series that profiles emergency management and
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