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4 40/ <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 b North Carolina Division of <br /> Emergency Management . <br /> This the 1 St day of September , 2020 , <br /> P Iny Rich , Ch it <br /> OVJnge County Board of Commissioners <br /> ATTEST : C Y, SEAL <br /> David Hunt . <br /> Deputy Clerk to the Board <br /> F. <br />