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HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN UPDATE
WHEREAS, the North Carolina General Assembly passed Senate Bi11300 "An Act to Amend the
Laws Regarding Emergency Management as Recommended by the Legislative Disaster Response
Commission " in June of 2001 that among other provisions requires local governments to have a
hazard mitigation plan approved in order to receive state public assistance funds; and
WHEREAS, in October of 2000 the President of the United States signed into law the "Disaster
Mitigation Act of 2000" (PL 106-390) to amend the "Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Act of 1988 "which among other provisions requires local governments to adopt a
mitigation plan in order to be eligible for hazard mitigation funding; and
WHEREAS; Federal mitigation planning regulations require Local Mitigation Plans to be
updated and resubmitted to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for approval every five
years in order to continue eligibility for Federal Emergency Management Agency hazard
mitigation assistance programs; and
WHEREAS, the North Carolina Division of Emergency Management is assisting local
governments in the update of hazard mitigation plans; and
WHEREAS, the Orange County Planning and Emergency Services Departments and
representatives from the Towns of Carrboro and Hillsborough have performed a comprehensive
review and evaluation of each section of the previously approved Hazard Mitigation Plan and
have updated the plan as required under regulations at 44 CFR Part 201 and according to
guidance issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the North Carolina
Division of Emergency Management; and
WHEREAS, the North Carolina Division of Emergency Management has deemed the Orange
County Hazard Mitigation Plan Update compliant with Section 322 of the Disaster Mitigation
Act of 2000 as well as with relevant state requirements; and
WHEREAS, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has issued an approval of the Orange
County Hazard Mitigation Plan Update, subject to formal community adoption;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Commissioners of Orange County
hereby adopt, by way of this resolution, the "Orange County Hazard Mitigation Plan Update " as
approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
This the 6th day of
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Valerie Foushee, Chair
Orange County Board of Commissioners
COUNTY SEAL
Clerk to the Board