Nebraska 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: Nebraska

Abstract:

The Nebraska Emergency Management Act delegates powers to the governor, creates the emergency management agency and local emergency management agencies, outlines disaster mitigation and provides for mutual aid agreements. Assistance and funding emanate primarily from federal aid and the Governor’s Emergency Cash Fund. State and political subdivisions may enter into mutual aid agreements. The statute provides for participation in the Interstate Civil Defense and Disaster Compact. Constitutional authority gives the legislature power to provide for succession to public offices and to convene with or without a call by the governor. The legislature may select temporary seats of government for state and local governments.