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ATTACHMENT C
<br />SCOPE OF WORK
<br />BACKGROUND:
<br />Emergency Management, Preparedness, and Assistance ("EMPA")
<br />In 1993, in the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew, the Florida Legislature passed C.S.S.B. No. 1858, entitled
<br />"Disaster and Emergency Preparedness — Trust Fund." In addition to modifying other statutory sections,
<br />the legislation created sections 252.371 through 252.373, Florida Statutes.
<br />Section 252.371, Florida Statutes, establishes the Emergency Management, Preparedness, and
<br />Assistance ("EMPA") Trust Fund, which the Division administers. Section 252.372, Florida Statutes,
<br />imposes:
<br />• An annual $2 surcharge on "every homeowner's, mobile home owner's, tenant homeowner's, and
<br />condominium unit owner's policy'; and,
<br />• An annual $4 surcharge on "every commercial fire, commercial multiple peril, and business
<br />owner's property insurance policy."
<br />In accordance with Section 252.372, Florida Statutes, all proceeds from the surcharges "shall be
<br />deposited in the [EMPA] Trust Fund..." Section 252.373, Florida Statutes, provides for the allocation of
<br />monies from the EMPA Trust Fund, authorizes the Division to promulgate rules, and establishes minimum
<br />requirements.
<br />Emergency Management an Innate Responsibility
<br />Section 252.38, Florida Statutes, states: "Safeguarding the life and property of its citizens is an innate
<br />responsibility of the governing body of each political subdivision of the state."
<br />Definitions
<br />• Emergency
<br />Section 252.34(4), Florida Statutes, defines the term "emergency" as "any occurrence, or threat thereof,
<br />whether natural, technological, or manmade, in war or in peace, which results or may result in substantial
<br />injury or harm to the population or substantial damage to or loss of property."
<br />• Emergency Management
<br />Section 252.34(5), Florida Statutes, defines the term "emergency management" as "the preparation for,
<br />the mitigation of, the response to, and the recovery from emergencies and disasters."
<br />• County Emergency Management Agency
<br />Rule 27P-19.002(3), Florida Administrative Code, defines the term "County Emergency Management
<br />Agency" as "one of the sixty-seven (67) emergency management agencies authorized, established and
<br />maintained by each county pursuant to Section 252.38, [Florida Statutes]."
<br />• Base Grant
<br />Rule 27P-19.002(1), Florida Administrative Code, defines the term "base grant" as "those funds allocated
<br />in accordance with the formula in Rule 27P-19.005, F.A.C., as a minimum allocation to County
<br />Emergency Management Agencies."
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