104 STAT. 3234 PUBLIC LAW 101-614—NOV. 16, 1990 "(iv) develop, and coordinate the execution of. Federal interagency plans to respond to an earthquake, with specific plans for each high-risk area which ensure the availability of adequate emergency medical resources, search and rescue personnel and equipment, and emergency broadcast capability; "(v) develop approaches to combine measures for earthquake hazards reduction with measures for reduction of other natural and technological hazards; and "(vi) provide response recommendations to communities after an earthquake prediction has been made under paragraph (8)(D). In addition, the Director of the Agency may enter into cooperative agreements or contracts with States and local jurisdictions to establish demonstration projects on earthquake hazard mitigation, to link earthquake research and mitigation efforts with emergency management programs, or to prepare educational materials for national distribution. "(B) STATE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM CRITERIA.— In order to qualify for assistance under subparagraph (A)(i), a State must— "(i) demonstrate that the assistance will result in enhanced seismic safety in the State; "(ii) provide a share of the costs of the activities for which assistance is being given, in accordance with subparagraph (C); and "(iii) meet such other requirements as the Director of the Agency shall prescribe. " (C) NON-FEDERAL COST SHARING. — "(i) In the case of any State which has received, before October 1, 1990, a grant from the Agency for activities under this Act which included a requirement for cost sharing by matching such grant, any grant obtained from the Agency for activities under subparagraph (A)(i) after such date shall not include a requirement for cost sharing in an amount greater than 50 percent of the cost of the project for which the grant is made. "(ii) In the case of any State which has not received, before October 1, 1990, a ^ant from the Agency for activities under this Act which included a requirement for cost sharing by matching such grant, any grant obtained from the Agency for activities under subparagraph (A)(i) after such date— "(I) shall not include a requirement for cost sharing for the first fiscal year of such a grant; "(II) shall not include a requirement for cost sharing in an amount greater than 25 percent of the cost of the project for which the grant is made for the second fiscal year of such grant, and any cost sharing requirement may be satisfied through in-kind contributions; "(III) shall not include a requirement for cost sharing in an amount greater than 35 percent of the cost of the project for which the grant is made for the third fiscal year of such grant, and any cost
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