FEDERAL AUTHORITIES

Studies

Congressional Research Service Report: Potential Stafford Act Declarationf for the Gulf Coast Oil Spill, Issues for Congress, by Francis X. McCarthy. May 13, 2010. CRS Report #R41234 [ Available from http://opencrs.com]

Federal Authorities for Disaster Recovery

Burton, Lloyd.(2008) The Constitutional Roots of All-Hazards Policy, Management, and Law. Published in July in the Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. One of the few sources of information about basic legal authorities, include those for recovery.

Federal Programs for Recovery

FEMA/DHS. (2005) Disaster Assistance: A Guide to Recovery Programs. (147 pp.) Latest handbook from FEMA listing federal programs that can be used for recovery.