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This chapter, also known as the Texas Disaster Act, sets out the emergency powers of government entities in Texas. It provides a definition of what is considered a "disaster."
This chapter of the U.S. Code, also known as the Stafford Act, sets out the procedures for declaring certain types of disasters or emergencies. It has definitions of the two types of declarations under this chapter: "Emergency" and "Major Disaster."
These federal rules set out the procedures that state, tribal, or territorial leaders must take to request relief from the President under the Stafford Act.
This report provides a chart of 136 identified statutes that become available in some way when the President or Congress declares a “national emergency.”
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