2021/01/19 RESOLUTION ADOPTING CAPE FEAR REGIONAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN Harnett
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RESOLUTION ADOPTING
CAPE FEAR REGIONAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN
WHEREAS, the citizens and property within the County of Harnett are subject to
the effects of natural hazards that pose threats to lives and cause damage to property, and
with the knowledge and experience that certain areas of the county are particularly
vulnerable to drought, extreme heat, hailstorm, hurricane and tropical storm, lightning,
thunderstorm wind/high wind,tornado, winter storm and freeze, flood,hazardous material
incident, and wildfire; and
WHEREAS, the County desires to seek ways to mitigate the impact of identified
hazard risks; and
WHEREAS,the Legislature of the State of North Carolina has in Part 6,Article 21
of Chapter 143; Parts 3, 5, and 8 of Article 19 of Chapter 160A; and Article 8 of Chapter
160A of the North Carolina General Statutes, delegated to local governmental units the
responsibility to adopt regulations designed to promote the public health, safety, and
general welfare of its citizenry; and
WHEREAS, the Legislature of the State of North Carolina has enacted General
Statute Section 166A-19.41 (State emergency assistance funds) which provides that for a
state of emergency declared pursuant to G.S. 166A-19.20(a) after the deadline established
by the Federal Emergency Management Agency pursuant to the Disaster Mitigation Act of
2002, P.L. 106-390, the eligible entity shall have a hazard mitigation plan approved
pursuant to the Stafford Act; and.
WHEREAS, Section 322 of the Federal Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 states that
local governments must develop an All-Hazards Mitigation Plan in order to be eligible to
receive future Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Funds and other disaster-related
assistance funding and that said Plan must be updated and adopted within a five year cycle;
and
WHEREAS, the County of Harnett has performed a comprehensive review and
evaluation of each section of the previously approved Hazard Mitigation Plan and has
updated the said plan as required under regulations at 44 CFR Part 201 and according to
guidance issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the North Carolina
Division of Emergency Management.
WHEREAS, it is the intent of the Board of Commissioners of the County of
Harnett to fulfill this obligation in order that the County will be eligible for federal and
state assistance in the event that a state of disaster is declared for a hazard event affecting
the County;
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NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved that the Board of Commissioners of the
County of Harnett hereby:
1. Adopts the Cape Fear Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan.
2. Vests Harnett County Emergency Services,Emergency Management Division with
the responsibility, authority, and the means to:
(a) Inform all concerned parties of this action.
(b) Cooperate with Federal, State and local agencies and private firms which
undertake to study,survey,map and identify floodplain areas,and cooperate
with neighboring communities with respect to management of adjoining
floodplain areas in order to prevent exacerbation of existing hazard impacts.
3. Appoints Harnett County Emergency Services, Emergency Management Division
to assure that the Hazard Mitigation Plan is reviewed annually and every five years as
specified in the Plan to assure that the Plan is in compliance with all State and Federal
regulations and that any needed revisions or amendments to the Plan are developed and
presented to the Harnett County Board of Commissioners for consideration.
4. Agrees to take such other official action as may be reasonably necessary to carry
out the objectives of the Hazard Mitigation Plan.
Adopted this the 19th day of January 2021.
W. Brooks Matthews
Chairman,Harnett County Board of Commissioners
Attest:
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