State of Texas Hazard Mitigation Plan - Texas Department of Public ...
State of Texas Hazard Mitigation Plan - Texas Department of Public ...
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INTRODUCTIONEffective mitigation requires the planned and coordinated use <strong>of</strong> all available resources and aworking partnership between all levels <strong>of</strong> government. <strong>Mitigation</strong> also requires many separateactions, which collectively accomplish mitigation goals. <strong>Hazard</strong> mitigation is essentially thecommon sense application <strong>of</strong> knowledge to save lives and prevent damages from occurring.A quote from the Federal Emergency Management Agency‘s (FEMA) <strong>Mitigation</strong> Directoratestates that, ―<strong>Mitigation</strong> is the cornerstone <strong>of</strong> emergency management. It's the ongoing effort tolessen the impact disasters have on people's lives and property through damage prevention andflood insurance. Through measures such as building safely within the floodplain or removinghomes altogether; engineering buildings and infrastructures to withstand earthquakes; andcreating and enforcing effective building codes to protect property from floods, hurricanes andother natural hazards, the impact on lives and communities are lessened.‖Authority for development and maintenance <strong>of</strong> this plan is as follows:STATE AUTHORITIES<strong>Texas</strong> Disaster Act <strong>of</strong> 1975, V.T.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 418Executive Order <strong>of</strong> the Governor pertaining to Emergency Management<strong>State</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Texas</strong> Emergency Management <strong>Plan</strong>FEDERAL AUTHORITIES<strong>Public</strong> Law 93-288, as amended by <strong>Public</strong> Law 100-707 (Stafford Act).<strong>Public</strong> Law 100-707, as amended by <strong>Public</strong> Law 103-181 (<strong>Hazard</strong> <strong>Mitigation</strong> andRelocation Assistance Act).<strong>Public</strong> Law 103-324 (Reigle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act <strong>of</strong>1994)<strong>Public</strong> Law 106-390 (Disaster <strong>Mitigation</strong> Act (DMA) <strong>of</strong> 2000)FEMA Regulation, 44 CFR Part 206, Subparts M and N.FEMA Regulation, 44 CFR Part 9.FEMA Regulation, 44 CFR Part 10.FEMA Regulation, 44 CFR Part 13.FEMA Regulation, 44 CFR Part 14.FEMA Regulation, 44 CFR Part 201Executive Order 11988, Floodplain Management.Executive Order 11990, Protection <strong>of</strong> Wetlands.Executive Order 12612, Federalism.This plan establishes hazard mitigation goals, strategies, and specific measures that are designedto reduce the occurrence or severity <strong>of</strong> the consequences <strong>of</strong> natural hazards on the people,property, infrastructure, and environment <strong>of</strong> <strong>Texas</strong>. This plan also provides procedures forimplementation and administration <strong>of</strong> the federally-funded <strong>Hazard</strong> <strong>Mitigation</strong> Grant Program(HMGP) within Annex A. This plan identifies the organization, operational concepts,administrative procedures, tasks, and responsibilities for accomplishing statewide, natural hazardmitigation objectives.- 19 -
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