National tsunami hazard mitigation program

The Administrator, in coordination with the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the heads of such other agencies as the Administrator considers relevant, shall conduct a community-based tsunami hazard mitigation program to improve tsunami preparedness and resiliency of at-risk areas in the United States and the territories of the United States. In conducting the program under this section, the Administrator shall establish a coordinating committee comprising representatives of Federal, State, local, and tribal government officials. The Administrator may establish subcommittees to address region-specific issues. The committee shall— The Program conducted under subsection (a) shall include the following: Activities to support the development of regional tsunami hazard and risk assessments. Such regional risk assessments may include the following: Activities to promote preparedness in at-risk ports and harbors, including the following: Activities to support the development of community-based outreach and education programs to ensure community readiness and resilience, including the following: Dissemination of guidelines and standards for community planning, education, and training products, programs, and tools, including— standards for— In addition to activities conducted under subsection (c), the program conducted under subsection (a) may include the following: Risk management, risk assessment, and resilience data and information services, including— The establishment of national standards for inundation models under this section shall not prevent States, territories, tribes, and local governments from designating additional areas as being at risk based on knowledge of local conditions. Nothing in this chapter may be construed as establishing new regulatory authority for any Federal agency.