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disaster preparedness plan, so as to tailor their plans to the unique circumstances or needs of their community. Ensures continued operations of loan and insurance programs that further enhance hazard mitigation policies. 401.5 Ensures the insurance and reinsurance industries provide incentives for mitigation through rate adiustments that reward policyholders who take hazard mitigation actions. 401.6 Reduces Florida's emergency public shelter defi- cit by increasing the number of safe emergency public shelter facilities, and fully funds such efforts, as well as ensures that state, county and munici- pal governments mutually select the designation of emergency public shelter space. 401.7 Authorizes the state's emergency management agency to establish a protocol for sharing classified intelligence information with designated local non- elected officials on issues that may pose a potential threat to their, municipality, county or region. · ~01.8 Authorizes the state's emergency management agency to provide local governmental entities with accurate and timely information on credible terrorist threats so that life, property and vital services are protected. 401.9 Authorizes the coordination of communication command and control between responding emergency management agencies and personnel and provides a compatible communication system that promotes efficient and effective response and recovery efforts during emergency incidents. 40 I. I 0 Provides funding to ensure all emergency response personnel receive appropriate training to respond to domestic and international threats of terrorism. 401.1 I Authorizes the state's emergency management agency to review all current and future federal standards and practices that would improve fed- eral, state and local anti-terrorism efforts. 40 I. 12 Ensures the state's emergency management agency will work in coniunction with the Florida League of Cities, Inc., to implement policies and procedures that will fairly represent the needs of all munici- palities in the State Hazard Mitigation Plan. Intergovernmental Programs 402 The League supports actions that strengthen and create parmerships between federal, state, regional and local governments toward the goals of increasing local funding, expanding opportunities for local revitalization, and furnishing effective technical assistance to provide essential governmental services. Actions that increase the funding and programs designed to assist in providing affordable housing for the homeless, the dderly and disadvantaged dtizens are strongly supported. Key among these programs is the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, which helps local governments address housing, economic development and infrastructure needs. The Florida League of Cities will support legislation that 402. I Provides greater direct municipal access to Small City CDBG funding to non~entitlement cities to finance vital community development programs and that encourages loans and grants to Iow- and moderate-income properties identified by the local government. 402.2 Prohibits any change to the CDBG formula that reduces program funds, or that limits or restricts current municipal grant recipients. 402.3 Builds a more effective housing partnership between the private sector, including non-profits, and government at all levels, to provide more affordable housing where shortages exist, and discourages concentrations of Iow-income housing. 402.4 Protects and enhances the State Housing Initiative Program (SHIP), including the funding allocated to counties and cities, which provides direct technica~ assistance, funding and training for staff who are involved in the administration of local affordable housing and related programs. 402.5 Eliminates state-mandated regulatoW requirements that impede local governments' development of 14