Summary
The PREPARE Act seeks to institutionalize government-wide resilience and risk management through the codification of an interagency council and the establishment of regional coordination plans. The legislation is supported by a broad coalition of 23 cosponsors and numerous endorsing organizations spanning environmental, business, and insurance sectors.
Key insights
- The PREPARE Act mandates the creation of an interagency council to facilitate the sharing of information and best practices among federal agencies, alongside a governance structure to ensure the implementation of government-wide priorities regarding resilience, preparedness, and risk management.
- The Act requires the federal government to collaborate with State and local planners to identify regional issues and implement a regional coordination plan to better align various regional efforts in resilience and risk management.
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- APA
- Environmental and Energy Study Institute (n.d.). The PREPARE Act. https://www.eesi.org/files/Daniel_Greene_101315.pdf
- Chicago
- Environmental and Energy Study Institute. The PREPARE Act. n.d. https://www.eesi.org/files/Daniel_Greene_101315.pdf.
- Wikipedia
- {{cite report |author=Environmental and Energy Study Institute |title=The PREPARE Act |url=https://www.eesi.org/files/Daniel_Greene_101315.pdf |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}
- BibTeX
- @techreport{environmentalandenergystudyinstitutendprepare, author = {{Environmental and Energy Study Institute}}, title = {{The PREPARE Act}}, institution = {Environmental and Energy Study Institute}, url = {https://www.eesi.org/files/Daniel_Greene_101315.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }
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