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• Board Meeting Date: 9/18/2007
• Description: Flood Section - State Hazard Mitigation Plan - Flood Chapter Update - FEMA Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

. Department of Natural Resources
. Department of TranspOliation
. Department of Personnel and Administration Department of Public Safety

D. Description of Plan Review and Analysis

The process utilized to review and analyze the 2004 NHMP involved an assessment of
the 2004 NHMP and information pertinent to the document along with an examination of
state hazard mitigation goals and objectives. The review and analysis of the 2004 NHMP
initially focused on three items: (a) comments provided by FEMA following their review
of the 2004 NHMP; (b) guidance provided in the Multi-Hazard Mitigation Planning
Guidance, Part I-Standard State Mitigation Plans (FEMA, November 2006) and
Standard State Hazard Mitigation Plan Review Crosswalk (FEMA, November 2006);
and (c) information and data compiled and utilized during the development of the
2004 NHMP. This initial step promoted an evaluation of the existing plan with the
federal requirements and identified deficiencies in the plan as well as sections where
updated information was necessary.

As discussed previously, the SHMT was reconvened and several tasks were identified,
assigned and completed. These tasks included the following:

. Review and update roles and responsibilities of each state agency with respect
to hazard mitigation

. Review and update agency policies and programs, and determine effectiveness

. Review and update legislative information

. Review general goals and priorities

. Review and update reported assets of each agency

. Review and update risk assessment

. Identify strategies for protecting existing and potential assets

. Identify general and specific projects associated with each agency with respect
to hazard mitigation (protection of life and assets)

. Identify general and specific projects that depend on future funding and
funding availability

. Identify projects completed by other agencies (including local and federal
government)

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