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4 <br /> RES-2020-050 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> RESOLUTION OF ADOPTION <br /> 2020 ENO-HAW REGIONAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN <br /> WHEREAS, in October 2000, the President of the United States signed into law the <br /> "Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000" (PL 106-390) to amend the "Robert T. Stafford Disaster <br /> Relief and Emergency Act of 1988" which requires local governments to adopt a <br /> mitigation plan in order to be eligible for hazard mitigation funding; and <br /> WHEREAS, Federal mitigation planning regulations require local mitigation plans to be <br /> updated and resubmitted to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for approval <br /> every five years in order to continue eligibility for Federal Emergency Management <br /> Agency hazard mitigation assistance programs; and <br /> WHEREAS, North Carolina General Statute §166-A - 19.41, approved by the North <br /> Carolina General Assembly in June 2001 requires local governments to have a hazard <br /> mitigation plan approved in order to receive state public assistance funds; and <br /> WHEREAS, County staff along with representatives from partnering jurisdictions in <br /> conjunction with contract services have performed a comprehensive review and <br /> evaluation of the 2015 Eno-Haw Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan and have updated the <br /> plan as required under regulations at 44 CFR Part 201 and according to guidance <br /> issued by the North Carolina Division of Emergency Management; and <br /> WHEREAS, the North Carolina Division of Emergency Management has deemed the <br /> Eno-Haw Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan compliant with Section 322 of the Disaster <br /> Mitigation Act of 2000, as well as with relevant state requirements; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has received a draft of the <br /> 2020 Eno-Haw Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan and is currently reviewing; <br /> NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of County Commissioners of <br /> Orange County hereby adopts, by way of this resolution, the revised "Eno-Haw <br /> Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan" as approved by the North Carolina Division of <br /> Emergency Management. <br /> This the 1st day of September, 2020. <br /> Penny Rich, Chair <br /> Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> ATTEST: COUNTY SEAL <br /> David Hunt <br /> Deputy Clerk to the Board <br />