Free Market and Taxpayer Groups to Congress: Support the Preparedness and Risk Management for Extreme Weather Patterns Assuring Resilience and Effectiveness (PREPARE) Act of 2015

A joint statement from free-market and taxpayer organizations advocating for the PREPARE Act of 2015 to streamline federal agency coordination and risk management during extreme weather events.

• The PREPARE Act of 2015 aims to reduce the waste of taxpayer funds following natural disasters by streamlining federal government processes and coordinating agency responses to extreme weather events.
• Historical data highlights the severity of natural catastrophes in the U.S., with 242 disaster declarations, 1,096 deaths, and $23.9 billion in damage in 2011. Between 1988 and 2013, the National Weather Service estimated total all-hazard damages at $461.8 billion, averaging $26.2 billion annually.
• The PREPARE Act proposes several mechanisms to improve resilience: establishing an interagency council to set federal goals and priorities, providing recommendations and resources to state, local, and tribal governments, addressing the 2013 GAO High Risk report, and requiring agencies to merge individual disaster response plans into a coordinated federal response.

APA

Environmental and Energy Study Institute (2015). Free Market and Taxpayer Groups to Congress: Support the Preparedness and Risk Management for Extreme Weather Patterns Assuring Resilience and Effectiveness (PREPARE) Act of 2015. https://www.eesi.org/files/Support_the_PREPARE_Act_of_2015.pdf

Chicago

Environmental and Energy Study Institute. Free Market and Taxpayer Groups to Congress: Support the Preparedness and Risk Management for Extreme Weather Patterns Assuring Resilience and Effectiveness (PREPARE) Act of 2015. 2015. https://www.eesi.org/files/Support_the_PREPARE_Act_of_2015.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{environmentalandenergystudyinstitute2015free, author = {{Environmental and Energy Study Institute}}, title = {{Free Market and Taxpayer Groups to Congress: Support the Preparedness and Risk Management for Extreme Weather Patterns Assuring Resilience and Effectiveness (PREPARE) Act of 2015}}, publisher = {Environmental and Energy Study Institute}, year = {2015}, month = jul, url = {https://www.eesi.org/files/Support_the_PREPARE_Act_of_2015.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }