legislation: 112-hres-762
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| 112-hres-762 | 112 | hres | 762 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding community-based civil defense and power generation. | Emergency Management | 2012-08-02 | 2012-08-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. | House | Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6] | MD | R | B000208 | 3 | Encourages: (1) every community to work with citizens, leaders, and institutions ranging from local fire halls and schools to faith-based organizations to develop its own civil defense program to create sustainable local infrastructure and planning capacity for tranquil times and disaster scenarios; (2) every citizen to develop an individual emergency plan to prepare for the absence of government assistance for extended periods; (3) each local community to foster the capability of providing at least 20% of its own critical needs, such as local power generation, food, and water, while protecting local infrastructure whenever possible from threats to centralized infrastructure; and (4) state governments and federal agencies to support the ability of local communities to become stronger, self-reliant, and better able to assist neighboring communities in times of great need. | 2020-02-14T19:13:58Z |