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Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977
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Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 is a statute formulating a national policy to diminish the perils of earthquakes in the United States. The Act of Congress is a declaration for an earthquake prediction system, national earthquake hazards reduction program, and seismological research studies. The United States public law authorizes States assistance through the provisions of the Disaster Relief Act of 1974.
The Senate legislation was passed by the 95th U.S. Congressional session and enacted into law by the President Jimmy Carter on October 7, 1977.
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The Act was drafted as six sections defining the codified law within Title 42 Public Health and Social Welfare.
42 U.S.C. § 7701 ~ | Short Title |
42 U.S.C. § 7701 ~ | Findings Vulnerability of earthquake hazards to U.S. states Development and implementation of earthquake hazards reduction measures
Coordinated program by Federal, State, local, and private entities |
42 U.S.C. § 7702 ~ | Purpose |
42 U.S.C. § 7703 ~ | Definitions |
42 U.S.C. § 7704 ~ | National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Establishment of program Duties of Federal agency, department, or entity Objectives of program Participation by Federal agency, department, or entity
Research elements |
42 U.S.C. § 7705 ~ | Annual Report |
42 U.S.C. § 7706 ~ | Authorization of Appropriations General Geological Survey National Science Foundation |
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Amendments to 1977 Act
U.S. Congressional amendments to the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act.
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See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Earthquakes and Faults in the United States.
- Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction
- National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program
- Earthquake engineering
- Earthquake forecasting
- Earthquake prediction
- Earthquake warning system
- Fault Zone
- National Earthquake Prediction Evaluation Council
- Office of Science and Technology Policy
- Seismo-electromagnetics
- Seismological Society of America
- Seismology
External links
- "Need for a National Earthquake Research Program" (PDF). U.S. GAO ~ B-176621. U.S. Government Accountability Office. September 11, 1972.
- "FEMA's Implementation of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977, as Amended" (PDF). U.S. GAO ~ 120702. U.S. Government Accountability Office. March 3, 1983.
- "Stronger Direction Needed for the National Earthquake Program" (PDF). U.S. GAO ~ RCED-83-103. U.S. Government Accountability Office. July 26, 1983.
- Carter, Jimmy E. (June 22, 1978). "National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program: Message to the Congress Transmitting a Report - June 22, 1978". Internet Archive. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service. pp. 1150–1151.
- Bush, George H.W. (November 16, 1990). "Statement on Signing the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act - November 16, 1990". Internet Archive. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service. pp. 1614–1615.
- "Appendix A: The National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program" (PDF). U.S. Congressional Office of Technology Assessment. Princeton University. 1995.
- "National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program". National Institute of Standards and Technology. United States Department of Commerce.
- "USGS Earthquake Hazards Program". United States Geological Survey. United States Department of the Interior.
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