AJR31: Joint Resolution Text

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2019 - 2020 LEGISLATURE

2019 Assembly JOINT RESOLUTION 31

April 25, 2019 - Introduced by Representatives Vorpagel, Riemer, Anderson, Bowen, Dittrich, Duchow, Ohnstad, Sargent, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Steffen, Stubbs, Subeck, Thiesfeldt and Tusler, cosponsored by Senators Feyen, Hansen, Carpenter, Cowles and Olsen. Referred to Committee on Rules.

AJR31,1,1 Relating to: recognizing September 1 to 7, 2019, as Resiliency Week.

AJR31,1,4 Whereas, hazard mitigation is the effort to reduce loss of life and property by lessening the impact of disasters. It is most effective when implemented under a comprehensive, long-term mitigation plan; and

AJR31,1,8 Whereas, the Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant Program, administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, is designed to assist states and local communities in implementing a sustained pre-disaster natural hazard mitigation program; and

AJR31,1,12 Whereas, federal legislation recently enacted, the Disaster Recovery Reform Act, makes available new dollars for states and communities to undertake pre-disaster mitigation measures and creates new incentives for states to build resiliently; and

AJR31,1,14 Whereas, since 1908, natural disasters have cost the country more than one trillion dollars; and

AJR31,2,2 Whereas, disasters affect the local and state economies in lost payrolls, lost sales and income tax, and increased disaster recovery times; and

AJR31,2,5 Whereas, according to a FEMA commissioned study conducted by the National Institute of Building Sciences, every $1 spent on hazard mitigation provides the nation with $6 in future benefits; and

AJR31,2,7 Whereas, 25 percent of small businesses that are impacted by a natural disaster never reopen their doors; and

AJR31,2,10 Whereas, September is National Preparedness Month and Wisconsin Preparedness Month in recognition of the need for all Americans to prepare and plan for recovery after a disaster; and

AJR31,2,12 Whereas, mitigation planning is a key process used to break the cycle of disaster damage, reconstruction, and repeated damage; and

AJR31,2,16 Whereas, effective pre-disaster mitigation reduces the demand for relief services on volunteer organizations such as disaster rescue and recovery teams, along with food banks and homeless shelters who serve our communities by changing their operations to provide additional services to those affected by disaster; and

AJR31,2,18 Whereas, this legislative body honors the brave men and women who, as first responders, selflessly provide aid in a disaster to safeguard Wisconsin citizens; and

AJR31,2,21 Whereas, this legislative body encourages Wisconsin communities to build resiliently and develop long-range mitigation strategies for protecting people and property from future hazard events; now, therefore, be it

AJR31,3,2 Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That the Wisconsin Legislature declares the week of September 1 to 7, 2019, as Resiliency Week to raise public awareness about the continuing need to plan for future disasters by instituting a pre-disaster mitigation strategy.

AJR31,3,3 (End)