When a disaster overwhelms the ability of state, local, and voluntary agencies to adequately provide essential services on their own, the federal government generally plays a central role in disaster response, providing selected resources where they are needed. The federal government has provided significant funds for transit services following past catastrophic disasters. For example, about $4.7 billion was provided in emergency supplemental appropriations for emergency transit services in response to the September 11, 2001, attacks and $232 million in response to the 2005 Gulf Coast hurricanes.
| Author: United States Government Accountability |
| Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
| Publication Date: Jan 01, 2015 |
| Number of Pages: 48 pages |
| Binding: Paperback or Softback |
| ISBN-10: 1503375676 |
| ISBN-13: 9781503375673 |