Federal Emergency Management Agency Ed Laatsch Director, Planning, Safety and Building Sciences Division Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration
Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA Mission FEMA's mission is to help people prepare before, during and after disasters. Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction (ACEHR), 30 April – 1 May 2019
Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA Strategic Goals • Build a Culture of Preparedness • Ready the Nation for Catastrophic Disasters • Reduce the Complexity of FEMA Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction (ACEHR), 30 April – 1 May 2019
Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA NEHRP Mission The development and application of knowledge-based research in the geological, engineering, and social sciences; educating leaders and the public; and assisting State, local, and private sector leaders with the development of standards, policies, and practices. Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction (ACEHR), 30 April – 1 May 2019
Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA NEHRP Headquarters Team • Edward Laatsch – Division Director (Agency • Mai ‘Mike’ Tong – EQ New Buildings Rep for NEHRP) Guidance • Bill Blanton – Building Science Branch • David Javier – Program Manager, State Chief Assistance • Mike Mahoney – Senior Staff Member/EQ • Jon Foster – Program Manager, State Codes/Special Projects (PBSD) Assistance • Andrew Herseth – EQ Existing Buildings Guidance • Tammy Roy – Management Analyst Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction (ACEHR), 30 April – 1 May 2019
Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA NEHRP Regional Team Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction (ACEHR), 30 April – 1 May 2019
Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA NEHRP Partners Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction (ACEHR), 30 April – 1 May 2019
Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA NEHRP Funding Funding for FY 2016 $8.5 Mil Funding for FY 2017 $8.5 Mil Funding for FY 2018 $8.5 Mil Funding for FY 2019 $8.7 Mil Requested for FY 2020 $8.5 Mil
Federal Emergency Management Agency 2018 Legislation that will impact FEMA NEHRP • NEHRP Reauthorization Act of 2018 • Disaster Recovery Reform Act (DRRA) of 2018 • Bipartisan Budget Act (BBA) of 2018 Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction (ACEHR), 30 April – 1 May 2019
Federal Emergency Management Agency 2018 Legislation that will impact FEMA NEHRP NEHRP Reauthorization Act of 2018 • Reauthorizes the FEMA program for the next five years • Simplifies original nine areas of responsibility for FEMA to five • Aligns our FEMA NEHRP grant program with other FEMA HMA grant programs • Mandates that we emphasize the importance of reducing risks associated with existing buildings and Lifelines Infrastructure • Requires us to support the creation of a committee of experts “ to assess and recommend options for improving the built environment and critical infrastructure…”. Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction (ACEHR), 30 April – 1 May 2019
Federal Emergency Management Agency 2018 Legislation that will impact FEMA NEHRP Disaster Recovery Reform Act (DRRA) of 2018 Section 1233 - HMGP and PDM/BRIC assistance may be used for improvements to: 1. Regional seismic networks; 2. Geodetic networks 3. Seismometers, Global Positioning System receivers, and associated infrastructure Section 1241 – Post Disaster Building Safety Assessment 1. Requires the functions of post-disaster building safety assessment to be accurately Resource Typed within the National Incident Management System (NIMS) 2. Requires FEMA to publish guidance (including best practices) on conducting post-disaster building safety assessments, specifically related to structural integrity and livability 3. New publication being developed for this. Final publication due in Oct 2019
Federal Emergency Management Agency 2018 Legislation that will impact FEMA NEHRP Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 BBA Sec. 20606 • Amended Stafford Act Sec. 406(b) • Incentivizes code adoption/enforcement by allowing the President to increase the minimum Federal share on FEMA Public Assistance grants to 85 percent Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction (ACEHR), 30 April – 1 May 2019
Federal Emergency Management Agency Enhanced Earthquake Program Initiative for 2019 and Beyond • Creation of a FEMA Intra-Agency Earthquake Working Group • Enhancing the Resilience of Lifelines • Develop a National Earthquake Insurance Promotion Strategy • Evolving the Earthquake State Assistance Grant Program • Addressing Functional Recovery Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction (ACEHR), 30 April – 1 May 2019
Federal Emergency Management Agency Enhanced Earthquake Program Initiative for 2019 and Beyond Creation of a FEMA Intra-Agency Earthquake Working Group • Bring together all elements within FEMA associated with the Agency’s earthquake efforts • Facilitate Coordination and collaboration on outreach, exercises, plans and grants • Supports our FEMA Strategic Plan, Strategic Goal 3, Reducing the Complexity of FEMA • Working Group will be established and a draft Collaboration Strategy by December 2019 • Two specific actions the Working Group will address in CY 2019: o Promotion of Earthquake Insurance o Enhancing the resilience of Lifelines Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction (ACEHR), 30 April – 1 May 2019
Federal Emergency Management Agency Enhanced Earthquake Program Initiative for 2019 and Beyond Enhancing the Resilience of Lifelines This initiative addresses requirements for developing and disseminating seismic design guidance on lifelines infrastructure as contained in the NEHRP law. This initiative would also build on the recent FEMA 2019 Annual Planning Guidance that lists “Advancing Community Lifelines through the FEMA Strategic Plan” as its first priority. We plan to address lifelines infrastructure by working with ORRA and elements of Resilience (such as the new Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program) through the newly created Intra-Agency Working Group, and assisting them in their efforts to improve the preparedness of lifelines and how FEMA responds to and recovers from lifeline damages after disasters. We also plan to initiate a new contract to investigate and implement lifelines infrastructure-related topics as identified in the NEHRP lifelines infrastructure strategic plan; Earthquake-Resilient Lifelines: NEHRP Research, Development and Implementation Roadmap Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction (ACEHR), 30 April – 1 May 2019
Federal Emergency Management Agency Enhanced Earthquake Program Initiative for 2019 and Beyond Develop a National Earthquake Insurance Promotion Strategy • FEMA is working internally to develop a strategy. Initial steps include: Promotion of EQ Insurance now an allowable activity for FEMA NEHRP grants o Promotional materials being developed (Infographics, Background Papers, etc.) o • Initiative supports FEMA NEHRP public awareness responsibility from P.L. 115-307 • Supports our FEMA Strategic Plan, Strategic Objective 1.2, Close the Insurance Gap, and 1.3 Help Prepare People for Disasters • Goal is to increase the purchase of earthquake insurance nationally by 5%, by 2025 Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction (ACEHR), 30 April – 1 May 2019
Federal Emergency Management Agency Enhanced Earthquake Program Initiative for 2019 and Beyond Evolving the Earthquake State Assistance grant program • Elimination of the 50% Cash Match Requirement. Replaced by a 25% Cost “Share” • States now authorized to use “In Kind” contributions to meet Cost Share • Retired the State Support component of the program established in 2012. All States now participate in Direct State Assistance (33 of 36 States participating in 2020). All funding provided to States results in increased State investments in mitigation • Added the Promotion of Earthquake Insurance as an allowable activity • FEMA provides funding for all eligible States to attend National Earthquake Conference 2020 Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction (ACEHR), 30 April – 1 May 2019
Federal Emergency Management Agency Enhanced Earthquake Program Initiative for 2019 and Beyond Addressing Functional Recovery – Contained in 2018 Reauthorization The recent NEHRP reauthorization, P.L. 115-307, includes a new Section 5 Seismic Standards that requires NIST and FEMA to perform the following: • Not later than December 1, 2019, … jointly convene a committee of experts from Federal agencies, nongovernmental organizations, private sector entities, disaster management professional associations, engineering professional associations, and professional construction and homebuilding industry associations, to assess and recommend options for improving the built environment and critical infrastructure to reflect performance goals stated in terms of post-earthquake re-occupancy and functional recovery time. • REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than June 30, 2020, submit a report on recommended options for improving the built environment and critical infrastructure to reflect performance goals stated in terms of post-earthquake re-occupancy and functional recovery time. Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction (ACEHR), 30 April – 1 May 2019
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