Compendium of Budget Information for the 2013 General Session
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Line Item: Emergency Management Function The Emergency Management line item has only one program—the Emergency Management program. This program provides coordination, funds allocation, training, testing and planning functions for the state and with local entities. It is the state's link to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). FEMA requires performance data as a requirement of its grant process. The division also works with a nationwide network of federal, state, and local law enforcement entities to guard against terrorists and terrorist acts of mass destruction. Statutory Authority Statutory Authority for Emergency Services and Homeland Security is found in UCA 53-2. Intent Language Under Section 63J-1-603 of the Utah Code the Legislature intends that appropriations provided for Emergency Services and Homeland Security in Item 26 of Chapter 2 Laws of Utah 2011 not lapse at the close of fiscal year 2012. The Legislature intends that the FY 2013 appropriation of $750,000 from the State Disaster Recovery Restricted Account be used by the Department of Public Safety Emergency Management Division for Weber River Mitigation Project including for flood prevention in the Ogden Bird Refuge area. Performance Emergency Services and Homeland Security employs certain metrics to measure performance related to National Emergency Management Accreditation (NEMA) and Nationwide Incident Management System (NIMS) and others. Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP) is an independent corporation that evaluates state and local emergency management programs. NIMS is a comprehensive nationwide framework for incident management for responders at the federal, state, and local levels to collaborate to more effectively manage incidents. Funding Detail For more detail about a particular source of finance or organizational unit, click a linked entry in the left column of the table(s) below.
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COBI contains unaudited data as presented to the Legislature by state agencies at the time of publication. For audited financial data see the State of Utah's Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports.