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1. PURPOSE <br /> The purpose of this \Mcmorandum,of Agreement(MOA) is to establish responsibilities and <br /> procedures to implement the terms of the Department of Homeland Security(DUS),Office of <br /> Domestic Preparedness(ODP), FY2004 State Homeland Security Grant Program(SHSGP). A <br /> copy of the complete federal grant instructions is provided as Annex C,attached and <br /> incorporated by reCerence herein and is available at http:i,-kN,-% %,.ojp.usdoj.govidoes�(yo4hsgp,pdf, <br /> 11. PARTIES <br /> The parties 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 /> 'rhe Department of Homeland Security( NHS),through the Office 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 /> traininO,and planning for chemical,biological,radiological,nuclear,and explosive(CBRNE) <br /> terrorism events. <br /> IV. AUTHORITY <br /> The parties enter into this MOA under the authority of the following: 1)The Fiscal Year 2004 <br /> Homeland Security Appropriations Act; 2)Public Law 108-11,the Wartime 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 or <br /> Law, i r any; 6) the U.S, Department of Homeland Security,Office of Domestic Preparedness, <br /> FY2004 State Homeland Security Grant Program Guidelines and Application Kit available at <br /> htip:lfwNkAv.ojp.usdoj.goN,doc&ifyG4hs,6,p.pdf, 7)applicable ODP Information Bulletins; and 8) <br /> the N.C. Emergency Management Act,Chapter 166A of the North Carolina General Statutes. <br /> V. DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DIVISION OF EMERGENCY <br /> MANAGEMEN7 AND THE COUNTY 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 J <br /> (North Carolina Subgrant Instructions),Annex B and Annex C, (U.S. Department of Homeland <br /> Security, Office for Domestic Preparedness Guidelines), attached and incorporated by reference <br /> herein. <br /> FY2004 MIS SHSGP Memorandum of ASremcnt 2 of 6 <br />