§ 206.403 - Pre-declaration activities.

(a) General. As part of FEMA's response to a Governor's request for a declaration, FEMA will evaluate information concerning the status of hazard mitigation efforts in the impacted State and localities.

(b) Mitigation evaluation. The mitigation review of State and local government activities in the impacted area shall include:

(1) The status of a statewide comprehensive hazard mitigation plans, programs, or strategies;

(2) The status of hazard mitigation plans or plan updates required as a condition of any previous declaration;

(3) The status of any actions which the State or localities agreed to undertake as a condition of past disaster assistance;

(4) The status of any mitigation measures funded under section 404 of the Stafford Act for any previous declaration;

(5) The status of any other hazard evaluation and mitigation projects funded under other FEMA or other Federal agency programs;

(6) An evaluation of the impact of the hazard(s) and any corresponding mitigation issues pertinent to the area for which Federal disaster assistance is being requested;

(7) Any other hazard evaluation and mitigation information available and considered relevant.

(c) FEMA-State agreement. Based on the conditions warranted by the declaration, and on the findings of the mitigation evaluation, the FEMA-State Agreement shall include appropriate mitigation provisions, such as the requirement to prepare a hazard mitigation plan or update.