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EO - 2009

Title
EO #
Subject
Cited Law
Rep/Amnd
What it does?
An Order establishing the American Samoa Internal Audit Office for the Executive Branch and providing for its functions, duties, responsibilities and powers.
EO # 001-2009
Office of Internal Audit
A.S.C.A. §4.0302
Created the Internal Audit Office.
An order Designating the Criminal Justice PLannig Agency as the Official State Administrative Agency of the American Samoa Government, Responsible for submissions to the U.S. Department of Justice of Grant Applications and Subsequent Administration of the Federal Grant Program known as the Community oriented policing services, and providing for an immediate effective date.
EO # 002-2009
Criminal Justice Planning Agency
Article IV, §§6 and 7 of the revised Constitution of Am. Samoa; A.S.C.A. §§46.0101 and 4.0111
Designates the CJPA as the official American Samoan agency to submit federal requests
An Order creating the Economic Stimulus and REcovery Office, providing for its duties and responsibilities, functions and powers.
EO # 003-2009
Economic Stimulus
Article IV, §§ 6 and 7 of the revised Constitution of Am. Samoa; A.S.C.A. §4.0111
Amended by EO 012-2013; Amended by EO 001-2013; Repealed by EO 003-2021
Creates the Economic Stimulus and Recovery Office
An order creating the constitutional review office, outlining its functions and duties.
EO # 004-2009
Constitutional Review Office
Creates Constitutional Review Office.
An Order Establishing the Territorial Population Commission, Providing for its Membership, Duties and Reponsibilities
EO # 005-2009
Population Commission
Creates Territorial Population Commission
An Order to Avert a pending Crisis which threates the Public Health Safety and welfare of the Territory by Decreasing to unacceptable levels the number of Licensed individuals who may provide health care treatment.
EO # 006-2009
Healthcare Certification
Puts a 60 day freeze on an order that prohibits healthcare professionals not certified in accordance with the US requirements.
An Order Expressly Granting to the Director of Homeland Security-Territory Coordinating officer the Authority to make temporary emergency hires for Disaster relief and Recovery in the Aftermath of September 29, 2009 Earthquake and Tsunami in coordination with and under guidance provided by the department of Human Resources.
EO # 007-2009
Natural Disaster
A.S.C.A. §§4.0302 and 25.0101
Grants Director of Homeland Security-Territory Coordinating authority to make emergency hires.
An Order reaffirming President of the United States Barrack H. Obama's SEptember 29, 2009 Declaration that a Major Disaster Exists in American Samoa; Prohibiting unlawful Price increases to Goods and services specified in A.S.C.A. S 27.0903 until November 29, 2009; And which reaffirms Title 27 Chapter 9 of the American Samoa Code Annotated, Further providing for its enforcement.
EO # 008-2009
Natural Disaster
A.S.C.A. §§27.0903, 27.0902(a), 27.0904(a), and 27.0904(b)
Prohibits price gounging in the wake of the Natural Disaster.
An Order creating a Task Force to Review the Effectiveness of preparedness systems during and after the earthquake and tsunami of September 29, 2009 and assessing the value of Disaster training exercises performed before that date.
EO # 009-2009
Natural Disaster
A.S.C.A. §4.0302(b)
The Post-Tsunami Review Task Force is created. PTRTF given authority and mandates.
An order designating all coastal areas and villages disaster areas and allowing for entry onto land in order to remove debris and perform similar essential services required for emergency disaster recovery in the wake of September 29, 2009 Earthquake and Tsunami.
EO # 010-2009
Disaster Area Designation
A.S.C.A. §§4.0302, 25.0101 et. seq. and 26.0101 et. seq.
Giver governemtn authority to enter private land to remove debris and demolition of unsafe structures, etc.
An Order establishing the Amrican Samoa Food Policy Council, providing for its purpose, duties, responsibilities and membership.
EO # 011-2009
Food Policy Council
Creates American Samoa Food Policy Council
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