| (1) | Subject to limitation by the Legislature as described in Subsection 53-2a-206(5), the division shall:
| (a) | respond to the policies of the governor and the Legislature; |
| (b) | perform functions relating to emergency management as directed by the governor or by the commissioner, including:
| (i) | coordinating with state agencies and local governments the use of personnel and other resources of these governmental entities as agents of the state during an interstate disaster in accordance with the Emergency Management Assistance Compact described in Section 53-2a-402; |
| (ii) | coordinating the requesting, activating, and allocating of state resources, including use of state disaster response personnel in accordance with Section 53-2a-221, during an intrastate disaster or a local state of emergency; |
| (iii) | receiving and disbursing federal resources provided to the state in a declared disaster; |
| (iv) | appointing a state coordinating officer who is the governor's representative and who shall work with a federal coordinating officer during a federally declared disaster; and |
| (v) | appointing a state recovery officer who is the governor's representative and who shall work with a federal recovery officer during a federally declared disaster; |
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| (c) | prepare, implement, and maintain programs and emergency operation plans to provide for:
| (i) | prevention and minimization of injury and damage caused by disasters; |
| (ii) | prompt and effective response to and recovery from disasters; |
| (iii) | identification of areas particularly vulnerable to disasters; |
| (iv) | coordination of hazard mitigation and other preventive and preparedness measures designed to eliminate or reduce disasters; |
| (v) | assistance to local officials, state agencies, and the business and public sectors, in developing emergency action plans; |
| (vi) | coordination of federal, state, and local emergency activities; |
| (vii) | coordination of emergency operations plans with emergency plans of the federal government; |
| (viii) | coordination of urban search and rescue activities; |
| (ix) | coordination of rapid and efficient communications in times of emergency; and |
| (x) | other measures necessary, incidental, or appropriate to this part; |
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| (d) | coordinate with local officials, state agencies, and the business and public sectors in developing, implementing, and maintaining a state energy emergency plan in accordance with Section 53-2a-902; |
| (e) | coordinate with state agencies regarding development and construction of state buildings within a flood plain to ensure compliance with minimum standards of the National Flood Insurance Program, 42 U.S.C. Chapter 50, Subchapter I, as described in Section 53-2a-106; |
| (g) | conduct outreach annually to agencies and officials who have access to IPAWS; and |
| (h) | coordinate with counties to ensure every county has the access and ability to send, or a plan to send, IPAWS messages, including Wireless Emergency Alerts and Emergency Alert System messages. |
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