The General Councils exercise the powers given by the laws of decentralization in the social welfare, the roads and water network, the Education, the fire and rescue services,[REF] economic development, public Museum, departmental archives, the management of protected areas.
The Revenu de solidarité active,[REF] or RSA is to replace in 2009, the Revenu minimum d'insertion or RMI), the "Allocation de parent isolé" (API) to help Single-parent, the "prime pour l'emploi" or (PPE) an allocation to help working poor [REF].