HR 645 FEMA 'relocation camps'

HR 645 IH

111th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 645

To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish national emergency centers on military installations.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 22, 2009

Mr. HASTINGS of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL

To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish national emergency centers on military installations.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ‘National Emergency Centers Establishment Act’.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL EMERGENCY CENTERS.

(a) In General- In accordance with the requirements of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish not fewer than 6 national emergency centers on military installations.

(b) Purpose of National Emergency Centers- The purpose of a national emergency center shall be to use existing infrastructure--

(1) to provide temporary housing, medical, and humanitarian assistance to individuals and families dislocated due to an emergency or major disaster;

(2) to provide centralized locations for the purposes of training and ensuring the coordination of Federal, State, and local first responders;

(3) to provide centralized locations to improve the coordination of preparedness, response, and recovery efforts of government, private, and not-for-profit entities and faith-based organizations; and

(4) to meet other appropriate needs, as determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security.

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h111-645


And it gets better, here the federal definition of 'emergency'-


TITLE 42 > CHAPTER 68 > SUBCHAPTER I > § 5122

(1) Emergency.— “Emergency” means any occasion or instance for which, in the determination of the President, Federal assistance is needed to supplement State and local efforts and capabilities to save lives and to protect property and public health and safety, or to lessen or avert the threat of a catastrophe in any part of the United States.

Oh my gosh! You people really see a boogeyman under every bed don't you?

This is simply a way to prepare to help people in the event of another Katrina like event. Bush screwed that up so badly and thousands, millions, of innocent people suffered.

Obama Rulz wrote:Oh my gosh! You people really see a boogeyman under every bed don't you?

This is simply a way to prepare to help people in the event of another Katrina like event. Bush screwed that up so badly and thousands, millions, of innocent people suffered.

Since you and people like you are so willing to give up your rights, why don't you just give them to me. I'll take care of you.

Obama Rulz wrote:Oh my gosh! You people really see a boogeyman under every bed don't you?

This is simply a way to prepare to help people in the event of another Katrina like event. Bush screwed that up so badly and thousands, millions, of innocent people suffered.

No its the result of inept local government who let hundreds of school buses sit idle when they could have been evacuating people

In case you missed it, Emergency management goes as follows

City, County, State, and if necessary then Federal...