Current through 2024 Regular Session legislation effective June 6, 2024
Section 401.532 - Oregon Pre-Disaster Mitigation Fund; rules(1) The Oregon Pre-Disaster Mitigation Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Moneys received from federal grants for pre-disaster mitigation efforts shall be deposited into the Oregon Pre-Disaster Mitigation Fund. Moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the Oregon Department of Emergency Management to be used to: (a) Help state agencies and local government units with Federal Emergency Management Agency approved mitigation plans in this state prior to the occurrence of natural disasters; and(b) Ensure, to the extent possible, that state and local agencies and officials are prepared to respond to threats of human-caused disaster, including but not limited to acts of terrorism.(2) The Oregon Pre-Disaster Mitigation Fund may receive gifts, grants, bequests, endowments and donations from public and private sources for purposes related to the fund.(3) The Oregon Department of Emergency Management shall adopt rules for the disbursement of moneys from the Oregon Pre-Disaster Mitigation Fund.Amended by 2022 Ch. 55, § 3, eff. 3/23/2022, op. 7/1/2022.401.532 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 401 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.