FLOOD03473

• County: Statewide
• Community: Region VIII
• Basin: Statewide
• Title: Comprehensive Cooperative Agreement
• Date: 1/1/1989
• Prepared For: Region VIII
• Prepared By: FEMA
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Flood Mitigation/Flood Warning/Watershed Restoration

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Article IX. Emergency Use of Resources

In accordance with the objective of this Agreement to enhance State emergency
management, including emergency response capability, any personnel, supplies,
equipment, and facilities funded in whole or in part within this Agreement may
be employed in emergency operations in connection with natural disasters, without
change In funding among programs, subject to the following conditions:

A. Such use shall not detract from, nor be allowed to prevent, accomplishment
of the objectives set forth in the statement of work for the program activity
under which those resources are funded.

B. The primary use of any resource funded under this Agreement shall be to
accomplish the objectives of the program activity under which it is funded.

C. The temporary reassignment of personnel otherwise authorized by this Agreement
must he justifiable because of an urgent need for staff or due to the occurrence
of a disaster as defined in Section 3 (Definitions) of the Federal Civil Defense
Act of 1950.

D. Expenses above the ordinary salary or normal program expense to support the
resource (e.g., travel, per diem, etc.) must be payed by the emergency activity
to which the resource is temporarily assigned.

E. .No individual shall be hired or other resources acquired under this Agreement
for the sol e or prine i pa.1 purpose of use in an emergency or di saster.

F. No emergency use of staff shall exceed, in the aggregate, 15 calendar days
per person without prior approval of the FEMA Regional Director.

G. An accounting audit trail must be maintained .for any such use of resources.

H. In the event the recipient fails to comply with paragraphs A. through G.
above, the Regional Director shall have the right to require that use of those
resources be compensated by non-FEMA sources or to disallow such use of funds.

Article X. Nonperformance

A. In' keeping with the concept of integrated emergency management and civil
defense, a State is expected to participate in all programs for which funding
Is offered, unless extenuating circumstances warrant exclusion of a program
or programs. Refusal of a State to participate in nuclear attack preparedness
programs and activities or lack of accomplishment of objectives supporting
these activities will constitute reason for withholding or withdrawal of civil
defense funding, as determined by the Regional Director and the Director of FEMA.