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121286 1 (1983-05-05)

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             UNITED  STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
                     WASHINGTON,  D.C. 20548

                                      FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY
                                      EXPECTED AT 10:00 A.M. EDT
                                      THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1983

                           STATEMENT OF
                    J. DEXTER  PEACH, DIRECTOR
     RESOURCES, COMMUNITY, AND  ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION
                           BEFORE THE
        SUBCOMMITTEE ON LEGISLATION  AND NATIONAL SECURITY
            OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT  OPERATIONS
                    HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                               ON
       THE FEDERAL ROLE IN HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS  PLANNING


Mr. Chairman and Members of  the Subcommittee:


     We welcome your  invitation to discuss our review of the
Federal role in hurricane preparedness  planning.  Hurricane pre-
paredness planning--covering  that time period from the hurricane
advisory until the hurricane reaches  land (landfall)--is a State
and local responsibility.  The Federal Government  provides funds
and technical assistance which,  if properly used, can greatly
facilitate and improve the planning process.


     At the request of this subcommittee,  we reviewed the
principal Federal programs and activities  relating to hurricane
preparedness at the Federal Emergency Management  Agency
(FEMA), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA), and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.  We  also visited 6
States and 16 city, county, and regional planning  jurisdictions
within those States to determine how hurricane  preparedness
plans are developed.   (Att. I lists State and local areas
visited during our review.)



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