42 U.S.C. § 5131
The President is authorized to establish a program of disaster preparedness that utilizes services of all appropriate agencies and includes-
The President shall provide technical assistance to the States in developing comprehensive plans and practicable programs for preparation against disasters, including hazard reduction, avoidance, and mitigation; for assistance to individuals, businesses, and State and local governments following such disasters; and for recovery of damaged or destroyed public and private facilities.
Upon application by a State, the President is authorized to make grants, not to exceed in the aggregate to such State $250,000, for the development of plans, programs, and capabilities for disaster preparedness and prevention. Such grants shall be applied for within one year from May 22, 1974. Any State desiring financial assistance under this section shall designate or create an agency to plan and administer such a disaster preparedness program, and shall, through such agency, submit a State plan to the President, which shall-
The President is authorized to make grants not to exceed 50 per centum of the cost of improving, maintaining and updating State disaster assistance plans, including evaluations of natural hazards and development of the programs and actions required to mitigate such hazards; except that no such grant shall exceed $50,000 per annum to any State.
42 U.S.C. § 5131
EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS1988-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100-707, §104(b)(1), struck out "(including the Defense Civil Preparedness Agency)" after "agencies". Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 100-707, §104(a), (b) (2), inserted "including evaluations of natural hazards and development of the programs and actions required to mitigate such hazards;" after "plans," and substituted "$50,000" for "$25,000".
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
RED FLAG WARNINGS AND PREDISASTER ACTIONS; DEFINITIONS Pub. L. 117-251, §§2, Dec. 20, 2022, 4, Dec. 20, 2022, 136 Stat. 2354, 2356, provided that:
"SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. "In this Act [see Short Title of 2022 Amendment note set out under section 5121 of this title]-"(1) the term 'Administrator' means the Administrator of the Agency;"(2) the term 'Agency' means the Federal Emergency Management Agency;"(3) the term 'appropriate committees of Congress' means-"(A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and"(B) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives;"(4) the term 'emergency' means an emergency declared or determined to exist by the President under section 501 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5191);"(5) the terms 'Indian tribal government', 'local government', and 'State' have the meanings given such terms in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122); and"(6) the term 'major disaster' means a major disaster declared by the President under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170).
"SEC. 4. RED FLAG WARNINGS AND PREDISASTER ACTIONS. "Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 20, 2022], the Administrator, in coordination with the National Weather Service of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, shall- "(1) conduct a study of, develop recommendations for, and initiate a process for the use of forecasts and data, including information that supports the Red Flag Warnings of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and similar weather alert and notification methods, to establish- "(A) plans and actions, consistent with law, that can be implemented prior to a wildfire event, including pre-impact disaster declarations and surge operations, that can limit the impact, duration, or severity of the fire; and"(B) mechanisms to increase interagency collaboration to expedite the delivery of disaster assistance; and"(2) submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a comprehensive report regarding the study described in paragraph (1), including any recommendations of the Administrator, and the activities of the Administrator to carry out paragraph (1)."
- State
- "State" means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
- Administrator
- The term "Administrator" means the Administrator of General Services.