Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (DMA 2000) 2
Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (DMA 2000) 2 : The latest federal legislation enacted to encourage and promote proactive, pre-disaster planning as a condition of receiving financial assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Act. The DMA emphasizes planning for disasters before they occur. Under the DMA, a pre-disaster hazard mitigation program and new requirements for the national post-disaster hazard mitigation grant program (HMGP) were established