A bill to amend the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 and the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to authorize the appropriation of funds to the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to carry out the earthquake hazards reduction programs and the fire prevention and control program, and for other purposes.

Summary

Title I: Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program - Amends the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1982 for the U.S. Geological Survey, the National Science Foundation, the National Bureau of Standards, and for specified required adjustments in salaries and benefits as set forth in such Act. Title II: Fire Prevention and Control - Amends the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1982 for: (1) research and development at the Fire Research Center of the National Bureau of Standards; and (2) executive direction by the Federal Emergency Management Agency of certain programs. Title III: Multihazard Research, Planning, and Mitigation - Directs the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to conduct: (1) emergency first response training programs; and (2) a program of planning, preparedness, and mitigation related to earthquake hazards. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1982 for the purposes of this Act, including a specified sum for earthquake preparedness in California. Title IV: General Provisions - Permits funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act to be transferred among specified program categories. Limits such transfers to ten percent of a category unless certain Congressional committees allow otherwise. Sets forth ratios to be maintained among the program activities of this Act.

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 27 April 1981

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