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Alabama Emergency Management and Homeland Security Statutory Authorities Summarized

Description: This report is one of a series that profiles the emergency management and homeland security statutory authorities of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and three territories (American Samoa, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands). Each profile identifies the more significant elements of state statutes, generally as codified. This report focuses on the state of Alabama.
Date: March 23, 2004
Creator: Bea, Keith; Runyon, L. Cheryl & Warnock, Kae M.
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The Alabama School Prayer Case: Chandler v. Siegelman

Description: This report considers the events of Chandler v. James in 1997. The case was a federal district court ruling in Alabama holding up a statute to violate the establishment of religion of the First amendment. The Governor attempted to appeal the court's position to both the Supreme Court and the circuit court but was denied.
Date: June 25, 2001
Creator: Ackerman, David M.
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Asian Soybean Rust: Background and Issues

Description: This report discusses the background and issues regarding Asian soybean rust (ASR) that was discovered in the United States in an experimental field in Louisiana. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is coordinating a plan to deal with ASR that encompasses various USDA agencies, state land-grant universities, and industry participants. The arrival of ASR has implications for several public policies including pest control research (particularly the development of resistant varieties), pesti… more
Date: January 12, 2005
Creator: Schnepf, Randy
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Davis-Bacon Suspension and Its Legislative Aftermath

Description: During the last week of August 2005, Hurricane Katrina gathered strength in the Atlantic and moved against the gulf states. On September 8, 2005, amid the devastation left in Katrina’s wake, President George W. Bush suspended the Davis-Bacon Act as it applies to certain jurisdictions in Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Although the President has the authority, under Section 6 of the Act, to render such suspensions during a national emergency, that authority has rarely been utilized… more
Date: October 3, 2005
Creator: Whittaker, William G.
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Federal Disaster Assistance after Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Wilma, Gustav, and Ike

Description: Report that provides information on federal financial assistance provided to the Gulf States after major disasters were declared in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas in response to the widespread destruction that resulted from Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma in 2005 and Hurricanes Gustav and Ike in 2008. This includes a brief summary of each hurricane and a discussion concerning federal to state cost-shares.
Date: July 5, 2013
Creator: Lindsay, Bruce R. & Nagel, Jared C.
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Hurricane Katrina: HIPAA Privacy and Electronic Health Records of Evacuees

Description: On September 4th, 2005 Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Leavitt declared a federal public health emergency for Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida and Texas, and waived certain requirements under Medicare, Medicaid, the State Children's Health Insurance Program, and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act to allow health care providers in affected areas to care for patients without violating certain provisions of those laws. The Secretary waived sanctions and penal… more
Date: October 28, 2005
Creator: Stevens, Gina Marie
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The Impact of Hurricane Katrina on the State Budgets of Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi

Description: This report outlines state budget issues facing Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi following the impact of Hurricane Katrina. It provides a rough approximation of the potential state tax revenue loss in the month September 2005 and will be updated alongside legislative events.
Date: November 15, 2005
Creator: Maguire, Steven
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Income Tax Relief in Times of Disaster

Description: In response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina, disaster areas have been designated in 64 parishes in Louisiana, 52 counties in Mississippi, six counties in Alabama, and three counties in Florida. Special provisions are available for taxpayers to help recover from the impact of a disaster.
Date: September 9, 2005
Creator: Jackson, Pamela J.
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Older Americans Act: Disaster Assistance for Older Persons After Hurricane Katrina

Description: The devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina is having significant negative effects on older persons with physical and mental disabilities. Persons who are socially isolated and dependent upon informal caregivers and social service programs to assist them live independently have immediate and long-term needs. The Administration on Aging (AoA) has allocated $750,000 in disaster relief funds available through the Older Americans Act to Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi (divided equally among the… more
Date: September 22, 2005
Creator: O'Shaughnessy, Carol
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Outer Continental Shelf: Oil and Gas Leasing and Revenue

Description: The Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) was the source of $18 billion of oil and natural gas during 1998. This amounted to 25% of the nation's natural gas production and nearly 20% of the nation's crude oil. Nearly all of this output comes from the Central and Western Gulf of Mexico, where supporting infrastructure is already in place and there is little environmental opposition. Except for one sale in Alaska, no leases have been auctioned since 1991 in any other OCS region. The deep waters off Alaba… more
Date: May 3, 2000
Creator: Kumins, Lawrence C.
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Supplemental Appropriations: Trends and Budgetary Impacts Since 1981

Description: Hurricane Katrina, which struck Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, caused widespread flooding, significant property damage, and lost lives. In response, Congress passed two supplemental appropriations measures providing a combined $62.3 billion for relief and recovery needs. Many knowledgeable observers think that the costs will likely rise much higher. Some have called for offsets in the federal budget to pay for Katrina (and, to a lesser extent, Hurricane Rita) relief and recovery efforts. … more
Date: November 2, 2005
Creator: Hungerford, Thomas L.
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Unemployment and Employment Programs Available to Workers from Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi Affected by Hurricane Katrina

Description: This report describes a variety of unemployment and employment programs that are available to unemployed workers in the states of Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi in response to Hurricane Katrina including Unemployment Compensation (UC) benefits, Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits, workforce training aythorized under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), the potential future availability of the Extended Benefit (EB) program in Mississippi and Alabama which was, at the time of publishing, onl… more
Date: June 5, 2006
Creator: Whittaker, Julie M. & Lordeman, Ann
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Unemployment and Employment Programs Available to Workers from Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi Affected by Hurricane Katrina

Description: This report describes a variety of unemployment and employment programs that are available to unemployed workers in the states of Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi in response to Hurricane Katrina including Unemployment Compensation (UC) benefits, Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits, workforce training aythorized under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), the potential future availability of the then-inactive Extended Benefit (EB) program, and the Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA), which… more
Date: September 21, 2005
Creator: Whittaker, Julie M. & Lordeman, Ann
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Unemployment and Employment Programs Available to Workers from Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi Affected by Hurricane Katrina

Description: This report describes a variety of unemployment and employment programs that are available to unemployed workers in the states of Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi in response to Hurricane Katrina including Unemployment Compensation (UC) benefits, Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits, workforce training aythorized under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), the potential future availability of the Extended Benefit (EB) program in Mississippi and Alabama which was, at the time of publishing, onl… more
Date: November 1, 2005
Creator: Whittaker, Julie M. & Lordeman, Ann
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Unemployment and Employment Programs Available to Workers from Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi Affected by Hurricane Katrina

Description: The Unfunded Mandate Reform Act of 1995 (S. 1; H.R. 5) responds to the concerns of many State and local officials with regard to costs placed upon them by "unfunded mandates." Generally, unfunded mandates are responsibilities or duties placed on one level of government by another without paying the costs of carrying out such responsibilities or duties.
Date: September 19, 2005
Creator: Whittaker, Julie M. & Lordeman, Ann
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Unemployment and Employment Programs Available to Workers from Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi Affected by Hurricane Katrina

Description: This report describes a variety of unemployment and employment programs that are available to unemployed workers in the states of Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi in response to Hurricane Katrina including Unemployment Compensation (UC) benefits, Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits, workforce training aythorized under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), the potential future availability of the then-inactive Extended Benefit (EB) program, and the Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA), which… more
Date: September 15, 2005
Creator: Whittaker, Julie M. & Lordeman, Ann
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