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RES -2020 - 050
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION OF ADOPTION
2020 ENO - HAW REGIONAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN
WHEREAS , in October 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 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 , North Carolina General Statute § 166 -A - 19 . 41 , approved by the North
Carolina General Assembly in June 2001 requires local governments to have a hazard
mitigation plan approved in order to receive state public assistance funds ; and
WHEREAS , County staff along with representatives from partnering jurisdictions in
conjunction with contract services have performed a comprehensive review and
evaluation of the 2015 Eno - Haw Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan and have updated the
plan as required under regulations at 44 CFR Part 201 and according to guidance
issued by the North Carolina Division of Emergency Management ; and
WHEREAS , the North Carolina Division of Emergency Management has deemed the
Eno - Haw Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan 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 received a draft of the
2020 Eno - Haw Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan and is currently reviewing ;
NOW THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED , that the Board of County Commissioners of
Orange County hereby adopts , by way of this resolution , the revised " Eno - Haw
Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan " as approved b North Carolina Division of
Emergency Management .
This the 1 St day of September , 2020 ,
P Iny Rich , Ch it
OVJnge County Board of Commissioners
ATTEST : C Y, SEAL
David Hunt .
Deputy Clerk to the Board
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