Idaho Emergency Management and Homeland Security Statutory Authorities Summarized


 

Publication Date: March 2004

Publisher: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

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Research Area: Government

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Coverage: Idaho

Abstract:

Four Idaho statutes address aspects of terrorism and emergency management—the Terrorist Control Act, the Post-Attack Resource Management Act, the Emergency Relocation Act, and the Idaho Disaster Preparedness Act. The Bureau of Disaster Services is the lead emergency management agency for the state. After a disaster occurs, financial aid is given in the form of claims to the military division, tax relief, federal funds and state emergency accounts. The legislature provides for succession to state offices in emergencies. State and local seats of government may be relocated in an emergency. Idaho is a member of both the Interstate Mutual Aid Compact and the Emergency Management Assistance Compact.