§ 166A-4. Definitions. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 166A‑4.  Definitions.

The following definitionsapply in this Article:

(1)        Account. – The StateEmergency Response Account established in G.S. 166A‑6.02.

(1a)      Disaster. – Anoccurrence or imminent threat of widespread or severe damage, injury, or lossof life or property resulting from any natural or man‑made accidental,military or paramilitary cause.

(2)        Disaster Area. – Thegeographical area covered by a proclamation made by the Governor pursuant toG.S. 166A‑6(a1).

(2a)      Division. – TheDivision of Emergency Management established in Part 8 of Article 11 of Chapter143B of the General Statutes.

(3)        Eligible Entity. – Anypolitical subdivision. The term also includes an owner or operator of a privatenonprofit utility that meets the eligibility criteria set out in this Article.

(4)        EmergencyManagement. – Those measures taken by the populace and governments at federal,State, and local levels to minimize the adverse effect of any type disaster,which includes the never‑ending preparedness cycle of planning,prevention, mitigation, warning, movement, shelter, emergency assistance, andrecovery.

(5)        Emergency ManagementAgency. – A State or local governmental agency charged with coordination of allemergency management activities for its jurisdiction.

(5a)      Hazard RiskManagement. – The systematic application of policies, practices, and resourcesto the identification, assessment, and control of risk associated with hazardsaffecting human health and safety and property. Hazard, risk, and cost‑benefitanalysis are used to support development of risk reduction options, programobjectives, and prioritization of issues and resources.

(6)        PoliticalSubdivision. – Counties and incorporated cities, towns and villages.

(7)        Preliminary DamageAssessment. – The (initial estimate prepared) process used by State, local, orfederal emergency management workers to determine the severity and magnitude ofdamage caused by a disaster event.

(8)        Private NonprofitUtilities. – A utility that would be eligible for federal public assistancedisaster funds pursuant to 44 C.F.R. Part 206.

(9)        Stafford Act. – TheRobert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, Pub. L. No. 93‑288,88 Stat. 143, codified generally at 42 U.S.C. § 5121, et seq., as amended.

(10)      State Acquisition andRelocation Fund. – State funding for supplemental grants to homeownersparticipating in a Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Acquisition and RelocationProgram. These grants are used to acquire safe, decent, and sanitary housing bypaying the difference between the cost of the home acquired under the HazardMitigation Grant Program Acquisition and Relocation Program and the cost of acomparable home located outside the 100‑year floodplain.  (1951, c. 1016, s. 2; 1953,c. 1099, s. 1; 1955, c. 387, s. 1; 1975, c. 734, ss. 4‑6, 14; 1977, c.848, s. 2; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1310, s. 2; 1995, c. 509, s. 123; 2001‑214,s. 1; 2006‑66, ss. 6.5(c), (d); 2009‑193, ss. 1, 2; 2009‑397,s. 2.)