Sec. 632. Guidance on hazard mitigation assistance
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Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall issue guidance regarding the acquisition of property for open space as a mitigation measure under section 404 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5170c ) that includes— a process by which the State hazard mitigation officer appointed for such an acquisition shall, not later than 60 days after the applicant for assistance enters into an agreement with the Administrator regarding the acquisition, provide written notification to each affected unit of local government for such acquisition that includes— the location of the acquisition; the State-local assistance agreement for the hazard mitigation grant program; a description of the acquisition; and a copy of the deed restriction; and recommendations for entering into and implementing a memorandum of understanding between units of local government and covered entities that includes provisions to allow an affected unit of local government notified under paragraph
(1)to— use and maintain the open space created by such a project, consistent with section 404 (including related regulations, standards, and guidance) and consistent with all adjoining property, subject to the notification of the adjoining property, so long as the cost of the maintenance is borne by the local government; and maintain the open space pursuant to standards exceeding any local government standards defined in the agreement with the Administrator described under paragraph (1). In this section the following definitions apply: The term affected unit of local government means any entity covered by the definition of local government in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5122 ), that has jurisdiction over the property subject to the acquisition described in subsection (a). The term covered entity means— the grantee or subgrantee receiving assistance for an open space project described in subsection (a); the State in which such project is located; and the applicable Regional Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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