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Connect standard state mitigation plans to funding and risk-reduction decisions

Under 44 CFR 201, the rule requires that states have an approved Standard State Mitigation Plans meeting the requirements of this section as a condition of receiving non-emergency Stafford Act assistance and FEMA mitigation grants.

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Document the capability claims behind an enhanced state mitigation plan

Under 44 CFR 201, the rule requires that the Enhanced State Mitigation Plan demonstrate that a State has developed a comprehensive mitigation program, that the State effectively uses available mitigation funding, and that it is capable of managing the increased funding.

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Turn local mitigation plans into prioritized, maintained risk-reduction programs

Under 44 CFR 201, the rule requires that the plan include the following: a plan maintenance process that includes a process by which local governments incorporate the requirements of the mitigation plan into other planning mechanisms such as comprehensive or capital improvement plans, when appropriate.

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Preserve tribal authority and participation throughout mitigation planning

Under 44 CFR 201, the rule requires that indian Tribal governments review and revise their plan to reflect changes in development, progress in local mitigation efforts, and changes in priorities, and resubmit it for approval within 5 years in order to continue to be eligible for non-emergency Stafford Act assistance and FEMA mitigation grant funding.

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Make regulated maritime-facility owners accountable for approved-plan operation and security coordination

Under 33 CFR 105, the rule requires that for each facility, the facility owner or operator ensure that adequate coordination of security issues takes place between the facility and vessels that call on it, including the execution of a Declaration of Security (DoS) as required by this part.

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Give the Facility Security Officer authority, access, and continuous contact coverage

Under 33 CFR 105, in addition to those responsibilities and duties specified elsewhere in this part, the FSO must, for each facility for which he or she has been designated: ensure that the Facility Security Assessment (FSA) is conducted.

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Train maritime-facility security personnel for assigned duties and changing threat levels

Under 33 CFR 105, facility personnel responsible for security duties must maintain a TWIC, and must have knowledge, through training or equivalent job experience, in the following, as appropriate: the meaning and the consequential requirements of the different MARSEC Levels.

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Teach other maritime-facility personnel to recognize and report security threats

Under 33 CFR 105, the rule requires that all other facility personnel, including contractors, whether part-time, full-time, temporary, or permanent, have knowledge of, through training or equivalent job experience, in the following, as appropriate: techniques used to circumvent security measures.

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