The Purpose
of this Committee is to advise the Nevada Division of Emergency Management
(NDEM) concerning hazard-mitigation planning, activities and policies. All
hazards, including natural and man-made, may be considered. The Committee should
adhere to the State Hazard Mitigation Plan prepared in accordance with the
Federal Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (DMA 2000). Specific charges to the
Committee are to:
- Implement the State Hazard Mitigation Plan,
through the following actions:
- Encourage local and regional,
multi-jurisdictional governmental agencies and the private sector to prepare
their own hazard mitigation plans;
- Initiate the preparation of
appropriate proposals from state agencies and encourage local and regional,
multi-jurisdictional governmental agencies to submit proposals for pre-disaster
mitigation projects in Nevada;
- Review proposals submitted for
pre-disaster mitigation projects and make recommendations to NDEM for priorities
for funding;
- Assist NDEM in the preparation of formal proposals to FEMA
for pre-disaster mitigation projects;
- Promote activities that
contribute toward building disaster-resistant communities throughout Nevada; and
- Assess risks from natural hazards in Nevada, and use risk assessments
in the development of Hazard Mitigation Plans and in the evaluation of proposals
for mitigation projects
- Review and revise the State Hazard
Mitigation Plan, as required by federal law or as needed.