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The Hazard Mitigation Grant Program as an example of relationships
between national, state and local governments.
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The United States Congress Adopted the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance act which was
amended by the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000
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The act authorizes the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) to make grants to states for a number of purposes
including mitigation.
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The grant contract between FEMA and the state authorizes the
state to make grants to local governments for mitigation projects.
Slide 12.1 Relations between national, state
and local governments
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The Constitution of the United States of America
Amendment X (1791)
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor
prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States Respectively, or to
the people
Slide 12.2 Constitution of United States
Of America
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United States Government
The Federal Government
The Constitution of the United States
State Government
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National Government
The People
(Courtesy: David Brower)
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Types of Local Governments
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Counties
Municipalities
Townships
Special Districts (school, fire, sewer)
Regional Institutions
• Coastal Management Agencies
• Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
• Chesapeake Bay Program
Slide 12.4 Types of Local Governments
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Dillon’s Rule
Local governments are “creatures of the state. They can do only those
things that they are authorized to do under law.
Slide 12.5 Dillon’ Rule
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Governmental Institutions and the Separation of Powers
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All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in the Congress of the
United States….Article I U.S. Constitution
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The excutive Powers shall be vested in the President of the United States of
America. Article II U.S. Constitution
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The judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one Supreme
court, and in such inferior courts as the Congress may from time to time
ordain and establish. Article III U.S. Constitution
Slide 12.6 Governmental Institutions
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