United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2001-08-13 monographic deposited born digital 68 p. GA 1.13:GAO-01-850 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-850 P0b002ee180387df3 f:d01850 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-850 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-850 GAO-01-850 Army facilities Chemical warfare Federal/state relations Emergency preparedness Health hazards Army Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program Other Written Product A01597 Millions of people live and work near eight Army storage facilities containing 30,000 tons of chemical agents and are at risk of exposure from a chemical accident at these facilities. In 1988 the Army established the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program (CSEPP) to assist 10 states with communities near the eight storage facilities. The Army and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) share the federal government's responsibility for the program's funding and execution. Since its inception, the program has received over $761 million in funding. One third of this amount, over $250 million, has been spent on the procurement of critical items. Because each community has its own site-specific requirements, funding has varied greatly. For example, Illinois received as little as $6 million, and Alabama received as much as $108 million since the states first received program funding in 1989. GAO found that many of the states have made considerable progress in preparing to respond to chemical agencies. Three of the 10 states in the CSEPP are fully prepared to respond to an emergency and four others are making progress and are close to being fully prepared. This is a considerable improvement since 1997, when no state was fully prepared. However, three states are still considerably behind in their efforts and will require additional technical assistance to become fully prepared to respond to a chemical accident. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-850/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-850.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-850/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-850.pdf GAO-01-850 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-850 Other Written Product GAO-01-850; Chemical Weapons: FEMA and Army Must Be Proactive in Preparing States for Emergencies; Army facilities Chemical warfare Federal/state relations Emergency preparedness Health hazards Army Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program