Sec. 5. Modification of national tsunami hazard mitigation program
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Section 805 ( 33 U.S.C. 3204 ) is amended by striking subsections
(a)through
(d)and inserting the following: The Administrator, in consultation with the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the heads of such other agencies as the Administrator considers relevant, shall conduct a community-based tsunami hazard mitigation program to improve tsunami preparedness of at-risk areas in the United States and the territories of the United States. The program conducted pursuant to subsection
(a)shall include the following: Technical and financial assistance to coastal States, territories, tribes, and local governments to develop and implement activities under this section. Integration of tsunami preparedness and mitigation programs into ongoing State-based hazard warning, resilience planning, and risk management activities, including predisaster planning, emergency response, evacuation planning, disaster recovery, hazard mitigation, and community development and redevelopment programs in affected areas. Activities to promote the adoption of tsunami resilience, preparedness, warning, and mitigation measures by Federal, State, territorial, tribal, and local governments and nongovernmental entities, including educational and risk communication programs to discourage development in high-risk areas. Development of regional tsunami hazard and risk assessments, using inundation models that meet programmatic standards for accuracy. Such regional risk assessments may include the following: The sources, sizes, and histories of tsunamis in that region. Inundation models and maps of critical infrastructure and socioeconomic vulnerability in areas subject to tsunami inundation. Maps of evacuation areas and evacuation routes. Evaluations of the size of populations that will require evacuation, including populations with special evacuation needs. Community-based outreach and education networks and programs to ensure community readiness and resilience, including the following: The implementation of technical training and public education programs. The development of decision support tools. The evaluation of effectiveness of tsunami education efforts and development of education guidelines based on that evidence as well as the expertise of the Administration in hazard communications. Propagation of standards for community planning, education, and training products, programs, and tools, including standards for— mapping products; inundation models, although national standards for inundation models shall not prevent States, territories, tribes, and local governments from designating additional areas as being at-risk based on knowledge of local conditions; and effective emergency exercises. In addition to activities conducted under subsection (b), the program conducted pursuant to subsection
(a)may include the following: Multidisciplinary vulnerability assessment research, education, and training to help integrate risk management and resilience objective with community development planning and policies. Risk management training for the public, local officials, and institutions to enhance understanding and preparedness. Development of practical applications for existing or emerging technologies, such as modeling, remote sensing, geospatial technology, engineering, and observing systems. Risk management and resilience data and information services, including— access to data and products derived from observing and detection systems; and development and maintenance of new integrated data products to support risk assessment, risk management, and resilience programs. Risk notification systems that coordinate with and build upon existing systems and actively engage policy officials, government agencies, business communities, nongovernmental organizations, and the media. The Administrator shall establish a coordinating committee to assist the Administrator in the conduct of the program required by subsection (a). The coordinating committee shall be composed of such representatives as the Administrator considers appropriate to represent Federal, State, tribal, territorial, and local governments. The Administrator may approve the formation of subcommittees to address specific program components or regional issues. The coordinating committee shall— recommend how funds appropriated or otherwise made available to carry out the program required by subsection
(a)should be allocated; ensure that areas described in section 804(c) in the United States and its territories have the opportunity to participate in the program; provide recommendations to the Administrator on how to improve continuously the TsunamiReady program, particularly on ways to make communities more tsunami resilient through the use of inundation maps and models and other hazard mitigation practices; and ensure that all components of the program required by subsection
(a)are integrated with ongoing State-based hazard warning, risk management, and resilience activities, including— integrating with emergency response plans, disaster recovery, hazard mitigation, and community development programs in affected areas; and integrating information to assist in tsunami evacuation route planning. Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act ( 5 U.S.C. App. 14 ) shall not apply to the committee established pursuant to paragraph (1). . Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives a report on which authorities and activities would be needed to have the TsunamiReady program of the National Weather Service accredited by the Emergency Management Accreditation Program.
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