Congress 107 - HR 4754 - National Drought Preparedness Act of 2002

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Agriculture and Food Animals Citizen participation Congress Congressional reporting requirements Disaster insurance Disaster relief Droughts Economic impact statements Economics and Public Finance Emergency Management Environmental Protection Executive reorganization Federal advisory bodies Federal aid to Indians Federal aid to water resources development Federal Emergency Management Agency Federal officials Finance and Financial Sector Fire prevention Forest fires Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Government trust funds Grants-in-aid Hydrology Indian lands Infrastructure Intergovernmental fiscal relations Land use Local laws Minorities Planning Plumbing Public Lands and Natural Resources Regional planning Science, Technology, Communications State laws Technology transfer Water conservation Water Resources Development Water supply Wildlife management

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National Drought Preparedness Act of 2002 - Establishes the National Drought Council which shall: (1) develop a national drought policy action plan; (2) evaluate Federal drought-related programs; (3) coordinate and prioritize enhancement of the national drought monitoring network; and (4) provide for the development of a drought information delivery system, drought planning models, and drought preparedness plans.

Terminates the Council eight years after enactment of this Act.

Requires the Director of the National Drought Council to establish the National Office of Drought Preparedness.

Establishes within the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) the Drought Assistance Fund, which shall be used to: (1) assist State, local, tribal, and critical service entities with drought-related activities; and (2) expand the technology transfer of drought and water conservation strategies.

Requires: (1) the Director to publish guidelines for administering a national technical and financial drought assistance program; and (2) the Director, the Secretaries of Agriculture, the Interior, and the Army, and other appropriate Federal agency heads to implement integrated drought preparedness plans.

Authorizes States, Indian tribes, local governments, and regional, water providers to develop and implement drought preparedness plans.

Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the Director of FEMA to reimburse States for qualifying costs incurred in prepositioning wildfire suppression resources.

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May 22, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
May 21, 2002

Executive Comment Requested from USDA, Interior.
May 21, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
May 21, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
May 17, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
May 17, 2002

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E846)
May 16, 2002

Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 16, 2002

Introduced in House
May 13, 2002

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1041)

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