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5 <br />I. PURPOSE <br />the pu[pose of this Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) is to establish responsibilities and <br />proceduzes to implement the tezms of the Depaztment of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of <br />Domestic Prepazedness (ODP}, FY2004 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP) A <br />copy of the complete federal giant instructions is provided as Annex C, attached and <br />incozporated by reference herein and is available at http://www.ojp usdoj gov/dots/fy04hsgp pdf <br />H. PARTIES <br />The pazties to this MOA are the North Carolina Department of Crime Control & Public Safety, <br />North Carolina Division of Emergency Management, and the County of Orange <br />III. BACKGROUND <br />The Depaztment of Homeland Security (DHS), through the OfEce of Domestic Preparedness <br />(ODP), in accordance with the authorities listed below, created the FY2004 State Homeland <br />Security Grant Program. This program was established to provide federal reimbursement to state <br />and local governments for the costs associated with purchasing equipment, conducting exercises, <br />training, and planning for chemical, biological, radiological, nucleaz, and explosive (CBRNE) <br />terrorism events <br />IV. AUTHORITY <br />The pa[ties enter into this MOA under the authority of the following: t) The Fiscal Yeaz 2004 <br />Homeland Security Appropriations Act; 2) Public Law 108-11, the Waztime Supplemental, <br />Appropriations Act of 2003; 3) Public Law 107-56, the USA Patriot Act of 2001; 4) Public Law <br />107-296, the Homeland Security Act of 2002; 5) the implementing regulations of each Act oz <br />Law, if any; 6) the U S. Depaztment of Homeland Security, Office of Domestic Preparedness, <br />FY2004 State Homeland Security Grant Program Guidelines and Application Kit available at <br />http://www ojp.usdoj gov/dots/fy04hsgp.pdf; 7) applicable ODP Information Bulletins; and 8) <br />the N.C Emergency Management Act, Chapter 166A of the North Cazolma General Statutes <br />V. DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DIVISION Or EMERGENCY <br />MANAGEMENT AND THE COi7NTY OF ORANGE <br />The Division of Emergency Management and the County of Orange agree to comply with the <br />duties and responsibilities assigned. by DHS as outlined in Annex A, Appendices A through I <br />(North Carolina Subgrant Instructions), Annex B and Anrrex C (US Depaztment of Homeland <br />Security, Office for Domestic Prepazedness Guidelines), attached and inco[porated by reference <br />herein <br />FY2004 DHS SHSGP Memorandum of Agreement 2 of 6 <br />