Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 Amendments Act

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Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 Amendments Act - Amends the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 to: (1) add a number of congressional findings in connection with the need for seismic risk assessment and the vulnerability of buildings and other structures; (2) substitute the United States Geological Survey (USGS) for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as the lead agency in connection with the national earthquake hazards reduction program; (3) add a number of duties to be performed by the Director of the USGS in this new role; (4) add performance of problem-focused basic, applied, and developmental research on all aspects of earthquake hazards reduction as a program objective; (5) include the Department of Education as a participating agency; (6) require the President's report to the Congress on the program to include expressly preparedness plans prepared by the Director of FEMA for response to earthquake predictions in certain areas; and (7) authorize appropriations to the USGS and to FEMA to carry out their roles in the program.

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 16 March 1989

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