42 U.S.C. § 5131: Federal and State disaster preparedness programs

preparation of disaster preparedness plans for mitigation, warning, emergency operations, rehabilitation, and recovery; training and exercises; postdisaster critiques and evaluations; annual review of programs; coordination of Federal, State, and local preparedness programs; application of science and technology; research. The President shall provide technical assistance to the States in developing comprehensive plans and practicable programs for preparation against disasters, including hazard reduction, avoidance, and mitigation; for assistance to individuals, businesses, and State and local governments following such disasters; and for recovery of damaged or destroyed public and private facilities. set forth a comprehensive and detailed State program for preparation against and assistance following, emergencies and major disasters, including provisions for assistance to individuals, businesses, and local governments; and include provisions for appointment and training of appropriate staffs, formulation of necessary regulations and procedures and conduct of required exercises. The President is authorized to make grants not to exceed 50 per centum of the cost of improving, maintaining and updating State disaster assistance plans, including evaluations of natural hazards and development of the programs and actions required to mitigate such hazards; except that no such grant shall exceed $50,000 per annum to any State. the term ‘Administrator’ means the Administrator of the Agency; the term ‘Agency’ means the Federal Emergency Management Agency; the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; the term ‘emergency’ means an emergency declared or determined to exist by the President under section 501 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5191 ); the terms ‘Indian tribal government’, ‘local government’, and ‘State’ have the meanings given such terms in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5122 ); and the term ‘major disaster’ means a major disaster declared by the President under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5170 ). plans and actions, consistent with law, that can be implemented prior to a wildfire event, including pre-impact disaster declarations and surge operations, that can limit the impact, duration, or severity of the fire; and mechanisms to increase interagency collaboration to expedite the delivery of disaster assistance; and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a comprehensive report regarding the study described in paragraph (1), including any recommendations of the Administrator, and the activities of the Administrator to carry out paragraph (1).”