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42 U.S. Code § 5133 - Predisaster hazard mitigation | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
U.S. Code › Title 42 › Chapter 68 › Subchapter II › § 5133 42 U.S. Code § 5133 - Predisaster hazard mitigation
§ 5133.
Predisaster hazard mitigation
(1) In generalTechnical and financial assistance provided under this section—
to support effective public-private natural disaster hazard mitigation partnerships;
to improve the assessment of a community’s vulnerability to natural hazards; or
to establish hazard mitigation priorities, and an appropriate hazard mitigation plan, for a community.
(2) Minimum and maximum amountsIn providing financial assistance under this section, the President shall ensure that the amount of financial assistance made available to a State (including amounts made available to local governments of the State) for a fiscal year—
$575,000; or
the amount that is equal to 1 percent of the total funds appropriated to carry out this section for the fiscal year; and
does not exceed the amount that is equal to 15 percent of the total funds appropriated to carry out this section for the fiscal year.
(g) Criteria for assistance awardsIn determining whether to provide technical and financial assistance to a State or local government under this section, the President shall take into account—
the extent to which the technical and financial assistance is consistent with other assistance provided under this chapter;
if the State or local government has submitted a mitigation plan under section 5165 of this title, the extent to which the activities identified under paragraph (6) are consistent with the mitigation plan;
(2) Transfers to FundThere shall be deposited in the Fund—
(B) Acquisition of obligationsFor the purpose of investments under subparagraph (A), obligations may be acquired—
(B) Availability of mapsThe multihazard advisory maps shall be made available to the appropriate State and local governments for the purposes of—
informing the general public about the risks of natural hazards in the areas described in paragraph (2);
supporting the activities described in subsection (e) of this section; and
(m) Authorization of appropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section—
$180,000,000 for fiscal year 2011;
$200,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; and
$200,000,000 for fiscal year 2013.
(Pub. L. 93–288, title II, § 203, as added Pub. L. 106–390, title I, § 102(a), Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1553; amended Pub. L. 108–199, div. H, § 135, Jan. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 441; Pub. L. 108–447, div. J, title I, § 105, Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 3343; Pub. L. 109–139, § 2, Dec. 22, 2005, 119 Stat. 2649; Pub. L. 110–329, div. D, title V, § 553, Sept. 30, 2008, 122 Stat. 3690; Pub. L. 111–83, title V, § 543, Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2176; Pub. L. 111–351, §§ 3(a), (b), 4, Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3864.)
2011—Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 111–351, § 3(a), amended subsec. (f) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (f) related to a different allocation of funds.
Subsec. (m). Pub. L. 111–351, § 3(b), amended subsec. (m) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (m) related to the termination of this section on Sept. 30, 2010.
Subsec. (n). Pub. L. 111–351, § 4, added subsec. (n).
Pub. L. 111–351, § 2, Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3863, provided that: “Congress finds the following:
The predisaster hazard mitigation program has been successful and cost-effective. Funding from the predisaster hazard mitigation program has successfully reduced loss of life, personal injuries, damage to and destruction of property, and disruption of communities from disasters.
The predisaster hazard mitigation program has saved Federal taxpayers from spending significant sums on disaster recovery and relief that would have been otherwise incurred had communities not successfully applied mitigation techniques.
A 2007 Congressional Budget Office report found that the predisaster hazard mitigation program reduced losses by roughly $3 (measured in 2007 dollars) for each dollar invested in mitigation efforts funded under the predisaster hazard mitigation program. Moreover, the Congressional Budget Office found that projects funded under the predisaster hazard mitigation program could lower the need for post-disaster assistance from the Federal Government so that the predisaster hazard mitigation investment by the Federal Government would actually save taxpayer funds.
A 2005 report by the Multihazard Mitigation Council showed substantial benefits and cost savings from the hazard mitigation programs of the Federal Emergency Management Agency generally. Looking at a range of hazard mitigation programs of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the study found that, on average, $1 invested by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in hazard mitigation provided the Nation with roughly $4 in benefits. Moreover, the report projected that the mitigation grants awarded between 1993 and 2003 would save more than 220 lives and prevent nearly 4,700 injuries over approximately 50 years.
Given the substantial savings generated from the predisaster hazard mitigation program in the years following the provision of assistance under the program, increasing funds appropriated for the program would be a wise investment.”
Pub. L. 106–390, title I, § 101, Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1552, provided that:
identifying and assessing the risks to States and local governments (including Indian tribes) from natural disasters;
implementing adequate measures to reduce losses from natural disasters; and
ensuring that the critical services and facilities of communities will continue to function after a natural disaster;
form effective community-based partnerships for hazard mitigation purposes;
implement effective hazard mitigation measures that reduce the potential damage from natural disasters;
ensure continued functionality of critical services;
leverage additional non-Federal resources in meeting natural disaster resistance goals; and
make commitments to long-term hazard mitigation efforts to be applied to new and existing structures.
“(b)Purpose.—The purpose of this title [enacting this section and sections 5134, 5165 and 5165a of this title, amending section 5170c of this title, and repealing section 5176 of this title] is to establish a national disaster hazard mitigation program—
to provide a source of predisaster hazard mitigation funding that will assist States and local governments (including Indian tribes) in implementing effective hazard mitigation measures that are designed to ensure the continued functionality of critical services and facilities after a natural disaster.”