Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
EMA funds shall be allocated to eligible EMOs as prescribed in
this section.
(1)
EMPG funds and
successor/supplemental federal emergency management assistance funds:
EMPG and successor/supplemental federal emergency management assistance funds
shall be allocated to eligible EMOs on a per capita basis modified by the
allocation methodology set forth in this subsection. Per capita determinations
for county and city EMOs shall be based on the official population estimates
annually established by the Washington state office of financial management
(OFM) under
RCW 43.62.020. Per capita determinations for
tribal EMOs shall be based on the population estimates established by the OFM
Small Area Estimates Program for tribal areas.
(a) EMD is to retain the federally authorized
percentage of these funds for Management and Administration (M&A). From the
remaining amount, the director shall determine the amount of funding available
for EMD operational costs and allocation to EMOs in consultation with the
advisory group.
(b) The process for
determining allocations to EMOs is a two-step process. First, the amount of
funding allocated to least populated counties is to be determined in accordance
with this subsection. Second, the amount of funding allocated for the least
populated counties is to be subtracted from the total amount of funding
available for allocation to EMOs. The remainder is the amount of funding
available for allocation to the remaining counties, cities in those counties
and to tribes, which will be allocated on a per capita basis.
(c) Minimum amount that will be awarded.
Under the allocation methodology set forth in this subsection:
(i) No county or city EMO will receive an
award of these funds unless it qualifies for an award of at least ten thousand
dollars;
(ii) No county or city EMO
will receive an award of these funds unless it can provide a fifty percent
match of at least ten thousand dollars; and
(iii) No city located in a least populated
county will receive an award of these funds.
These limitations do not apply to tribal EMOs.
(d) Allocation
methodology. The amount of funding available to EMOs will be allocated to least
populated counties as follows:
(i) Special
consideration is to be given to least populated counties due to the diverse
population range of counties in the state. These counties would not benefit
from a per capita allocation. Except as provided in (d)(iv) of this subsection,
least populated counties are those counties that will not receive at least
eighteen thousand dollars in funding using a per capita allocation.
(ii) Least populated counties shall receive
an allocation of EMPG and successor/supplemental federal funding in an amount
to be determined by the director consistent with this subsection. These
counties meeting eligibility requirements need assurance of a reliable level of
such funding, with the target amount of funding being at least eighteen
thousand dollars. The intent is for the award amount combined with the fifty
percent match requirement to allow for employment of a half-time dedicated
emergency management professional.
(iii) The amount selected for allocation to
least populated counties beyond the target amount is to be commensurate with
the amount of these funds available for statewide county and city EMO funding,
except as limited by (d)(v) of this subsection. For example, if the amount of
these funds available for allocation to county and city EMOs increases,
allocations to the least populated counties will be proportionately increased,
except as limited by (d)(v) of this subsection.
(iv) If the amount selected for allocation to
least populated counties is greater than eighteen thousand dollars, that amount
shall be used for determining what counties are designated as a least populated
county for purposes of this subsection.
(v) These counties shall not receive awards
greater than counties that do not fall into this category.
(vi) To preserve the minimal amount of
funding available to these counties, cities located within these counties shall
not be allocated EMPG or successor/supplemental federal funds. These cities
shall collaborate with their county to sustain and improve emergency management
programs and capabilities.
(e) Match requirements:
(i) The EMO shall meet all matching fund
requirements associated with receipt of the funds only through a hard,
dollar-for-dollar, match from a dedicated EMO emergency management budgeted
fund;
(ii) The match shall not
include any funds otherwise prohibited for such use by federal funding
requirements; and
(iii) If an EMO
is unable to meet the matching fund requirements, its award will be reduced to
the amount it is able to meet, but no award shall be made to a county or city
EMO unless it can provide a fifty percent match of at least ten thousand
dollars.
(iv) Examples:
(A) If an EMO allocation is eighteen thousand
dollars but only a match of eleven thousand dollars can be met, the award will
be reduced to eleven thousand dollars.
(B) If a county or city EMO allocation is
eighteen thousand dollars but a match of only nine thousand five hundred
dollars can be met, the award will be zero.
(f) Phase-in of funding methodology: During
each of the first three years following the effective date of this rule,
application of this allocation methodology shall create no more than a
thirty-three percent incremental change each year from the federal fiscal year
2012 EMPG allocation until fully implemented in the third year, at which time
this subsection shall cease to apply. The 2012 allocation is to be used as the
base year for purposes of the phase-in calculations. EMOs that received
one-time funding increases in 2012 will have their implementation base reduced
by that amount for purposes of calculating the thirty-three percent incremental
change each year.
(2)
Other EMA funding: To the extent consistent with state law
establishing, authorizing, and appropriating state funds available for
allocation to EMOs for both sustaining and enhancing emergency management
capabilities statewide, such funds shall be allocated by applying the
methodology in subsection (1) of this section, as applicable.
(3)
Unspent funding: Any
allocated EMA funds not expended by, or accepted by, an EMO shall be
reallocated among remaining eligible EMOs as the director determines will best
sustain and enhance statewide emergency management capabilities.
(4)
Review: The EMPG allocation
methodology shall be reviewed at least every five years.
Statutory Authority: RCW 38.52.160. 84-01-022 (Order 118-09), §
118-09-040, filed 12/9/83.