'TER 1. PLANNING PROCESS
saster Mitigation Action (DMA) of 2000 was signed into law on October 30, 2000. it amended the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief <
ency Assistance Act to include, among other changes, Section 322—Mitigation Planning. This section placed new emphasis on local
‘ion planning. It requires local governments to develop and submit hazard mitigation plans as a condition of receiving mitigation pre
under the Hazard Mitigation Assistance Annual Programs (including the Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program) and post-disaster Hazard
tion Grant Program (HMGP).
Jnicipality’s Hazard Mitigation Plan must be reviewed, revised as appropriate, and resubmitted to FEMA for approval within five yea
in approval date in order to maintain eligibility as an applicant for mitigation grants. During that five year period, municipalities are
‘aged to continue updating the plan’s assessment to vulnerability, adhere to its maintenance schedule, and begin implementing the
‘ion actions proposed in the plan when possible.
ishua Hazard Mitigation Plan Update 2018 was prepared by the City of Nashua. The plan was written as part of the Resilient Nashua
ve led by the Nashua Office of Emergency Management including Justin Kates, Director of Emergency Management, Anna McGinty
unity Resilience Coordinator, and Matt Chigas Emergency Management Coordinator, The Resilient Nashua Initiative consists of City
a staff, members of the Nashua Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC), members of the Greater Nashua Voluntary Organizatic
in Disaster (VOAD), subject matter experts from local, state, federal, and non-governmental agencies, and other community stakehc
silient Nashua Initiative served as the Hazard Mitigation Team for the Nashua Hazard Mitigation Plan Update 2018. While there wer
ictive meeting participants throughout 2018, the Resilient Nashua Initiative also regularly communicated and solicited feedback fror
ers of the:
Nashua Board of Aldermen
Nashua Planning Board
Nashua Environment & Energy Committee
Nashua Board of Public Works
Nashua Board of Education
