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 PUBLIC LAW 106-390—OCT. 30, 2000 114 STAT. 1555 "(iii) to establish hazard mitigation priorities, and an appropriate hazard mitigation plan, for a community. "(2) DISSEMINATION. —^A State or local government may use not more than 10 percent of the financial assistance received by the State or local government under this section for a fiscal year to fund activities to disseminate information regarding cost-effective mitigation technologies. "(f) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS. —The amount of financial assistance made available to a State (including amounts made available to local governments of the State) under this section for a fiscal year— "(1) shall be not less th§in the lesser of— " (A) $500,000; or "(B) the amount that is equal to 1.0 percent of the total funds appropriated to carry out this section for the fiscal year; "(2) shall not exceed 15 percent of the total funds described in paragraph (1)(B); and "(3) shall be subject to the criteria specified in subsection (g). "(g) CRITERIA FOR ASSISTANCE AWARDS. — In determining whether to provide technical and financial assistance to a State or local government under this section, the President shall take into account— "(1) the extent and nature of the hazards to be mitigated; "(2) the degree of commitment of the State or local government to reduce damages from future natural disasters; "(3) the degree of commitment by the State or local government to support ongoing non-Federal support for the hazard mitigation measures to be carried out using the technical and financial assistance; "(4) the extent to which the hazard mitigation measures to be carried out using the technical and financial assistance contribute to the mitigation goals and priorities established by the State; "(5) the extent to which the technical and financial assistance is consistent with other assistance provided under this Act; "(6) the extent to which prioritized, cost-effective mitigation activities that produce meaningful and definable outcomes are clearly identified; "(7) if the State or local government has submitted a mitigation plan under section 322, the extent to which the activities identified under paragraph (6) are consistent with the mitigation plan; "(8) the opportunity to fund activities that maximize net benefits to society; "(9) the extent to which assistance will fund mitigation activities in small impoverished communities; and "(10) such other criteria as the President establishes in President, consultation with State and local governments. "(h) FEDERAL SHARE. — "(1) IN GENERAL.— Financial assistance provided under this section may contribute up to 75 percent of the total cost of mitigation activities approved by the President.

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