Disaster Mitigation, Preparedness, and Response: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifth Congress, Second Session, January 28, 1998 |
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Page 102 - provide advice and recommendations on creation of an integrated, co-ordinated Federal policy designed to prepare for and respond to serious drought emergencies.
Page 110 - The growth in the number of states with drought plans suggests an increased concern at that level about the potential impact of extended water shortages and an attempt to address those concerns through planning.
Page 127 - National Drought Policy Act of 1998 (The Act) to provide advice and recommendations on the creation of an integrated, coordinated Federal policy designed to prepare for and respond to serious drought emergencies.
Page 182 - ... information to reinforce key message points. • Correct inaccuracies, otherwise they will be accepted as fact. • Pair use of statistics with stories or case studies that bring them to life. • Stay out of other people's business. Let other emergency agencies answer their own questions. • Always be honest. If you don't know an answer to a question, say so and offer to find the answer or refer the reporter to someone who can.
Page 209 - Service of the US Department of Commerce, and the US Department of the Interior...
Page 200 - Agency, the United States Geological Survey, the National Science Foundation, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
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Page 199 - The research will support the requirements of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as amended...
Page 111 - These actions represent a full range of possible mitigative actions, from monitoring and assessment programs, to the development of drought contingency plans. Some of the actions included were adopted by many states, while others may have been adopted only in a single case.
Page 205 - Disaster Assistance: Improvements Needed in Determining Eligibility for Public Assistance (GAO/RCED-96-113, May 23, 1996).