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<br />Colorado Flood Hazard Mitigation Plan -1999
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<br />of minerals and mineral fuels,
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<br />The "Small Cities" Community Develoement Block
<br />Grant (CDBGl eroaram provides grants and loans for
<br />housing, public facilities, and business assistance
<br />projects that primarily benefit low/moderate income
<br />persons or eliminate slums or blight. Eligible recipients
<br />are all municipalities and counties, except those larger
<br />jurisdictions that receive CDSG funding on an
<br />"entitlement" basis directly from the U,S. Department of
<br />Housing and Urban Development.
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<br />The Contiauous Counties Limned Gamina Imeact
<br />Proaram provides grants to finance planning,
<br />construction, and maintenance of public facilities and for
<br />the provision of public services related to the impact of
<br />gaming, Grants may only be provided to counties that
<br />are geographically contiguous to the two gaming
<br />counties and the tribal lands,
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<br />The State Search and Rescue Fund reimburses county
<br />sheriffs for elgible costs associated with local search
<br />and rescue efforts. It also is a source of grant financing
<br />for search and rescue equipment and training, The
<br />State Search and Rescue Advisory Committee provides
<br />policy guidance for administration of the fund,
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<br />3.2.1.3.2 Division of Local Government
<br />1313 Sherman Street
<br />Denver, CO 80202
<br />(303) 866-2156
<br />The Division of Local Government (DLG) builds
<br />independent local government capacity through general
<br />government, community development, and information
<br />services,
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<br />DLG provides technical assistance, training, written
<br />materials, and data to enhance service capabilities of
<br />local governments, Services include assistance with a
<br />variety of local government responsibilities, including
<br />budgeting and financial management; planning for
<br />capnal improvements; special district elections and
<br />administration; purchasing; land use and environmental
<br />matters; water and sewer financing and operations; and
<br />financial capacity research and analysis,
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<br />Within DLG is the Office of Emergency Management
<br />(OEM). Services are made available through local
<br />emergency managers supported by OEM staff assigned
<br />to specific geographic areas of the state, In the event of
<br />an actual disaster, OEM provides for coordinated state
<br />response and recovery actiVITies in support of local
<br />governments (see OEM be/ow),
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<br />Chapter 3 - 8
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<br />3,2.1.3.2.1 Office of Emergency Management
<br />15075 S, Golden Road
<br />Golden, Colorado 80401-3979
<br />(303) 273-1622
<br />http://www.dlg.oem2.state.co.us/oem/
<br />oemindex,htm
<br />The governor has delegated the Office of Emergency
<br />Management, through ITS director, with the responsibility
<br />of managing and coordinating emergency operations
<br />that involve state and, when necessary, federal
<br />resources. OEM is charged with preparing and
<br />maintaining the Colorado State Emergency Operations
<br />Plan (The Plan) and for the expeditious and efficient
<br />manner in which The Plan is implemented, It is
<br />responsible for the organization and operations of the
<br />State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) for both
<br />emergency and non-emergency operations, Further, the
<br />Office of Emergency Management is responsible for
<br />assisting local government emergency management in
<br />the development and maintenance of emergency
<br />operations plans, procedures, and checklists. In the
<br />event of a major emergency or disaster, or the threat
<br />thereof, the director of Office of Emergency
<br />Management, makes recommendations to the governor
<br />and Disaster Emergency Council on matters pertaining
<br />to State Declarations of a Disaster Emergency, requests
<br />for federal assistance, and ongoing state disaster
<br />response and recovery activities,
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<br />OEM coordinates the work of other state agencies in
<br />these preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation
<br />activities. These authorities have been strengthened in
<br />recent years through Executive Orders, OEM has
<br />prepared the Colorado State Emergency Operations
<br />Plan (mentioned above), which details response
<br />activities of state agencies during emergencies,
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<br />The means by which OEM encourages or requires local
<br />governments to improve their floodplain management
<br />programs indude,
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<br />(1) Federal pass-through funding
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<br />(2) State funding to help local governments recover
<br />from a state-declared disaster;
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<br />(3) State statutes that require local emergency
<br />preparedness plans
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<br />Cartography/GIS provides and exchanges cartographic
<br />information and a range of cartographic products and
<br />geographic information services to local governments,
<br />other state agencies, and private firms,
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