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<br />Section 2: Building State Capability: Before the Disaster <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />State Hazard <br />Mitigation <br />Team: A <br />Valuable <br />Resource <br /> <br />There ale many advantages for States that establish State hazard mitigation teams. <br />Individual members bring their varied backgrounds. specialized expertise, and <br />perspectives together to create interagency, interdisciplinary insight. Mitigation issues <br />often cross agency boundaries and require multi-agency coordination to achieve <br />resolution, The interagency aspect of the team diffuses political pressure on the <br />grantee agency and eases the burden of resources. <br /> <br />Typically, State hazard mitigation teams include, but are not limited to, agencies <br />involved with: <br /> <br />. Emergency management; <br /> <br />. Natural resources; <br /> <br />. Floodplain management; <br /> <br />. Environmental issues and histolic and archeological preservation; <br /> <br /> . Soil conservation; <br /> . Transportation; <br /> . Planning and zoning; <br /> . Housing and economic development; <br />e . Building legulations; <br />. Infrastructure legulations or construction; <br /> . Public information; and <br /> . Insurance. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Desk Reference-Draft <br /> <br />Page 2.5 <br />