PUBLIC LAW 96-472—OCT. 19, 1980
94 STAT. 2257
Public Law 96-472 96th Congress An Act To amend the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 and the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to authorize the appropriation of funds to the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to carry out the earthquake hazards reduction program and the fire prevention and control program, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, TITLE I—EARTHQUAKE HAZARDS REDUCTION PROGRAM SEC. 101. (a) Paragraphs (1) through (3) of section 5(a) of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7704(a)) are amended to read as follows: "(1) be designed and administered to achieve the objectives set forth in subsection (c); "(2) involve, where appropriate, each of the agencies listed in subsection (d) and the non-Federal participation specified in subsection (h); and "(3) include each of the elements described in subsections (e) and (f) and the assistance to the States specified in subsection (g).". (b) Section 5(b) of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 77040))) is amended to read as follows:
Oct. 19, 1980 [S. 1393]
Earthquake hazards reduction and fire prevention and control programs.
"(b) DUTIES.—
"(1) The President shall— "(A) assign and specify the role and responsibility of each appropriate Federal department, agency, and entity with respect to each object and element of the program; and "(B) establish goals, priorities, budgets, and target dates for implementation of the program. "(2) The Federal Emergency Management Agency (hereinafter referred to as the 'Agency') is designated as the agency with the primary responsibilities to plan and coordinate the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program. The Director of the Agency (hereinafter referred to as the 'Director') shall— "(A) recommend to the President the role and responsibility of each appropriate Federal department, agency, and entity with respect to each object and element of the program; "(B) recommend to the President goals, priorities, budgets, and target dates for implementation of the program; "(C) provide a method for cooperation and coordination with, and assistance (to the extent of available resources) to, interested governmental entities in all States, particularly those containing areas of high or moderate seismic risk; "(D) provide for qualified and sufficient staffing for the program and its components;
Federal Emergency Management Agency, designated responsibilities.
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