§ 5170c.
(a)
In general
The President may contribute up to 75 percent of the cost of hazard mitigation measures which the President has determined are cost effective and which substantially reduce the risk of, or increase resilience to, future damage, hardship, loss, or suffering in any area affected by a major disaster, or any area affected by a fire for which assistance was provided under section 5187 of this title. Such measures shall be identified following the evaluation of natural hazards under section 5165 of this title and shall be subject to approval by the President. Subject to section 5165 of this title, the total of contributions under this section for a major disaster or event under section 5187 of this title shall not exceed 15 percent for amounts not more than $2,000,000,000, 10 percent for amounts of more than $2,000,000,000 and not more than $10,000,000,000, and 7.5 percent on amounts of more than $10,000,000,000 and not more than $35,333,000,000 of the estimated aggregate amount of grants to be made (less any associated administrative costs) under this chapter with respect to the major disaster or event under section 5187 of this title.
(f)
Use of assistance
Recipients of hazard mitigation assistance provided under this section and
section 5133 of this title may use the assistance to conduct activities to help reduce the risk of future damage, hardship, loss, or suffering in any area affected by a wildfire or windstorm, such as—
(1)
reseeding ground cover with quick-growing or native species;
(2)
mulching with straw or chipped wood;
(3)
constructing straw, rock, or log dams in small tributaries to prevent flooding;
(4)
placing logs and other erosion barriers to catch sediment on hill slopes;
(5)
installing debris traps to modify road and trail drainage mechanisms;
(6)
modifying or removing culverts to allow drainage to flow freely;
(7)
adding drainage dips and constructing emergency spillways to keep roads and bridges from washing out during floods;
(8)
planting grass to prevent the spread of noxious weeds;
(9)
installing warning signs;
(10)
establishing defensible space measures;
(11)
reducing hazardous fuels;
(12)
mitigating windstorm and wildfire damage, including—
(A)
replacing or installing electrical transmission or distribution utility pole structures with poles that are resilient to extreme wind, wildfire, and combined ice and wind loadings for the basic wind speeds and ice conditions associated with the relevant location; and
(B)
the installation of fire-resistant wires and infrastructure and the undergrounding of wires;
(13)
removing standing burned trees; and
(14)
replacing water systems that have been burned and have caused contamination.
(g)
Use of assistance for earthquake hazards
Recipients of hazard mitigation assistance provided under this section and
section 5133 of this title may use the assistance to conduct activities to help reduce the risk of future damage, hardship, loss, or suffering in any area affected by earthquake hazards, including—
(1)
improvements to regional seismic networks in support of building a capability for earthquake early warning;
(2)
improvements to geodetic networks in support of building a capability for earthquake early warning; and
(3)
improvements to seismometers, Global Positioning System receivers, and associated infrastructure in support of building a capability for earthquake early warning.
([Pub. L. 93–288, title IV, § 404], as added [Pub. L. 100–707, title I, § 106(a)(3)], Nov. 23, 1988, [102 Stat. 4698]; amended [Pub. L. 103–181], §§ 2(a), 3, Dec. 3, 1993, [107 Stat. 2054]; [Pub. L. 106–390, title I, § 104(c)(1)], title II, § 204, Oct. 30, 2000, [114 Stat. 1559], 1561; [Pub. L. 108–7, div. K, title IV, § 417], Feb. 20, 2003, [117 Stat. 525]; [Pub. L. 109–295, title VI, § 684], Oct. 4, 2006, [120 Stat. 1447]; [Pub. L. 111–351, § 3(c)(2)], Jan. 4, 2011, [124 Stat. 3864]; [Pub. L. 113–2, div. B, § 1104(a)], (b), Jan. 29, 2013, [127 Stat. 43]; [Pub. L. 115–254, div. D], §§ 1204(b)(1), 1205, 1233, 1235(a), Oct. 5, 2018, [132 Stat. 3439], 3460, 3463; [Pub. L. 117–58, div. D, title I, § 40102], Nov. 15, 2021, [135 Stat. 928].)