Kansas Emergency Management and Homeland Security 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: Kansas

Abstract:

Kansas statutes establish a procedure for assessing the need for and distribution of basic necessities following a natural disaster. The governor is authorized to issue a state of emergency proclamation and the legislature plays an oversight role concerning the duration or termination of the emergency. Provisions exist for all three branches of state government to ensure the continuity of government operations. School districts are authorized to donate surplus property to disaster relief programs.