Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000

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Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000

• Changes to the Federal Hazard Mitigation Program

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Pre DMA 2000

• Post disaster Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
• State Planning
• Required for funding
• FEMA IHMT/HMST
• Hazard Specific
• Area specific
• No explicit local planning requirement

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DMA 2000

• Amended Robert T. Stafford Act and added 44 CFR
  201et seq
• Specific Requirements for State and Local
  Multii-hazard Mitigation Plans
• Annual Pre Disaster Mitigation Grant Program
• Changed Post Disaster HMGP Allocation

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Plans

• State/Tribal Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan
• Local Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plans

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Common requirements for planning

• Emphasis on planning process
• Hazard Identification and Analysis
• Coordination with other plans
• Mitigation Strategy
• Public participation
• Plan Adoption and Maintenance

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PLAN
Plan/update
Post-DMA HM Planning Process
DO
ACT
Mitigate
Evaluate
Monitor
CHECK
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State Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan

• Required for federal Recovery and Mitigation
  Programs
• Enhanced version authorizes increased funding and
  control
• 3 year update (OES update annually)
• Multi-Agency participation

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State Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan

• Post DMA-State HM Plan Content Description of the
  Planning Process
• Planning Process
• Risk Assessment
• Mitigation Strategy
• Coordination of Local HM Planning
• Plan Maintenance
• Plan Adoption
• Assurances

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State Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan

• DMA 2000 Changes, Continued
• Pre-disaster requirement by November 1, 2004
• Multi-hazard
• Statewide
• Process must provide opportunities for
  involvement by all interested parties

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State Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan

• DMA 2000 Changes, Continued
• Required local planning
• Specific measures identified
• Specific measures prioritized
• Emphasis on Benefit Cost
• Potential for increased funding
• Updated every 3 years
• Formal adoption by the state

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State Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan

• State strategy to meet the challenge
• Create the State Hazard Mitigation Plan approving
  process
• Create State Hazard Mitigation Plan writing team
  in OES
• Create Local Hazard Mitigation Planning Program

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State Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan

• Approving Body
• Mitigation Councils have been shown to be
  effective in promoting HM
• Provides a forum of experts to provide input
• Provides a mechanism for public participation
• Provides mechanism for state adoption

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State Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan

• Agencies involved
• California Community Colleges
• California Department of Forestry and Fire
  Protection
• California Earthquake Authority
• California Geological Survey
• California Seismic Safety Commission
• California State University
• Center for Collaborative Policy

• CSC/CA Citizens Corps
• Department of General Services
• Department of Transportation
• Department of Water Resources
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
• Governors Office of Emergency Services
• Housing Community Development
• Office of Planning Research
• Resources/CERES

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State Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan

• Achievements
• Approved by FEMA on October 28, 2004
• This makes the State of California eligible for
  non-emergency Stafford Act funding, including the
  following grants
• PDM
• HMGP
• Fire Management Assistance
• Public Assistance categories C-G
• On website at www. oes.ca.gov

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State Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan

• Current Tasks
• Improve the current plan by including information
  from approved local plans.
• Create an Enhanced Plan to become eligible for
  20 funding.

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Local Hazard Mitigation Planning

• LHMP required for HM funding
• 5-year update
• Over 5000 possible agencies
• OES review required by regulation
• OES approval with enhanced plan

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Local Hazard Mitigation Planning

• Consequences of having NO Local
• Hazard Mitigation Plan
• Local Governments will be ineligible for
• FEMA mitigation programs including
• Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
• Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program
• Flood Mitigation Assistance Program

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Local Hazard Mitigation Planning

• In Accordance with 44 CFR 201.6 (IFR), and
• other FEMA guidance, Local Hazard Mitigation
• plans shall include
• A planning process
• A risk assessment
• A mitigation strategy
• An approval process
• Plan maintenance process

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In accordance with 44 CFR 201.3 (Interim Final
Rule) a key responsibility of the state is to
Local Hazard Mitigation Planning

• . . . coordinate all State
• and local activities relating
• to hazard evaluation and
• mitigation . . .

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Local Hazard Mitigation Planning
The California Local Mitigation Challenge
58 Counties, 479 Cities, and over 5000 Local
Governments
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Local Hazard Mitigation Planning

• Achievements as of May 13, 2005
• 625 Letters of Intent
• 137 plans received by OES
• 12 under OES review
• 125 plans representing 464 jurisdictions forwarded
  to FEMA
• 41 plans representing 200 jurisdictions approved
  by FEMA

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GRANTS
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Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP)

• Post Disaster- Started in 1989 (Loma Prieta)
• 961million allocated
• 770 million dispursed
• Covers 75 of costs of mitigation measures
• Amount per disaster 7.5 of the cost of the
  disaster to Fed
• Cost effective mitigation
• Only for governmental agencies/purposes

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Hazard Mitigation Grant Program

• State Recommends
• FEMA approves
• Pre DMA consistent with any plan
• Post DMA consistent with local plan
• Pre DMA 15 of disaster cost
• Post DMA 7.5 of disaster cost

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Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grants

• Annual Program
• Nationwide competitive grant program
• 100 million -250 million
• E-grant process
• Criteria the same as HMGP

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Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grants
Grant Program Apps Approved Projects Grant Amount Amount Obligated
PDM 2002 13 13 1,051,020 1,051,020
PDM 2003 33 17 8,840,402 8,274,805
PDM 2005 131 129 150,282,940 Under FEMA Review
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Thank you

• John Rowden, Manager
• Hazard Mitigation Branch
• Governors Office of Emergency Services
• [phone]
• john.rowden_at_oes.ca.gov