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<br />0028~6 <br /> <br />A Summary of Existing State Plans and Programs Pertinent to Landsliding <br />Mitigation <br /> <br />State governments: State government in Colorado as a whole plays an extremely <br />important role in the landslide mitigation process, although no single <br />department has a statutory mitigation funding responsibility. Nonetheless, <br />the Departments of Natural Resources and Highways have the most important <br />programs that directly or indirectly lead to mitigation. For many years, the <br />Colorado Geological Survey (CGS), a division of the Department of Natural <br />Resources, has (within its responsibility for dealing with geologic hazards) <br />provided governmental programmatic leadership. CGS has played an important <br />role in identifying, mapping and assessing the landslide hazard. Other <br />divisions within the Department of Natural Resources have played supporting <br />roles as follows: <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />Colorado Water conservation Board - flood control and floodplain <br />management programs, <br />Division of Water Resources - dam safety programs, <br />Division of Wildlife - owns and controls a number of properties <br />throughout the state and is responsible for preparing plans to deal with <br />hazards which exist on these properties, <br />Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation - manages parks and other <br />recreational facilities across the state and is responsible to prepare <br />plans to deal with hazards which exist on these properties. <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />The Department of Highways is involved in the design, construction and <br />maintenance of highways throughout the state and has important programs to <br />deal with landsliding impacts to these highways. <br /> <br />The Department of Public Safety's Division of Disaster Emergency Services <br />addresses four major aspects of disaster activity: mitigation, response, <br />recovery, and preparedness. The Division coordinates efforts of other <br />agencies of government in disaster/emergency situations. <br /> <br />The Department of Local Affairs, Division of Local Government, manages grant <br />programs that may assist local governments in mitigating landslide hazards. A <br />number of other state agencies have programs that may support landslide <br />mitigation. More comprehensive and detailed coverage of State Agency programs <br />are covered in Appendix __' <br /> <br />- 61 - <br />