What are the consequences of not having a state-approved Hazard Mitigation Plan by November 1, 2004?
In June 2001, the North Carolina General Assembly passed Senate Bill 300: An Act to Amend the Laws Regarding Emergency Management as recommended by the Legislative Disaster Response and Recovery Commission. Among other provisions, this bill requires that local governments have an approved hazard mitigation plan in order to receive state public assistance funds (effective for state-declared disasters after November 1, 2004). In order to be eligible for federal mitigation assistance, local governments must also have a completed and approved Hazard Mitigation Plan that meets the requirements of the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (DMA2K) by November 2, 2004 as well. Since we believe that there will be differences in the requirements of HMPI and DMA2K, jurisdictions should be prepared to revise their plans to meet the more stringent requirements . Over the next several months NCEM/Mitigation staff will be discussing with FEMA concerns we have about the Interim Final Rules, and how to recon
