Presidential DocumentExecutive Order 136322012-30310
Establishing the Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force
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December 14, 2012
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December 7, 2012
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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 241 (Friday, December 14, 2012)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 74341-74344]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2012-30310]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 241 / Friday, December 14, 2012 /
Presidential Documents
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Title 3--
The President
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Executive Order 13632 of December 7, 2012
Establishing the Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task
Force
By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Purpose. Hurricane Sandy made landfall on
October 29, 2012, resulting in major flooding,
extensive structural damage, and significant loss of
life. A dangerous nor'easter followed 9 days later
causing additional damage and undermining the recovery
effort. As a result of these events, thousands of
individuals were displaced and millions lost power,
some for an extended period of time. Over 1,600 stores
were closed, and fuel distribution was severely
disrupted, further complicating the recovery effort.
New York and New Jersey--two of the Nation's most
populous States--were especially hard hit by these
storms.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in the
Department of Homeland Security is leading the recovery
efforts to assist the affected region. A disaster of
Hurricane Sandy's magnitude merits a comprehensive and
collaborative approach to the long-term rebuilding
plans for this critical region and its infrastructure.
Rebuilding efforts must address economic conditions and
the region's aged infrastructure--including its public
housing, transportation systems, and utilities--and
identify the requirements and resources necessary to
bring these systems to a more resilient condition given
both current and future risks.
This order establishes the Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding
Task Force (Task Force) to provide the coordination
that is necessary to support these rebuilding
objectives. In collaboration with the leadership
provided through the National Disaster Recovery
Framework (NDRF), the Task Force will identify
opportunities for achieving rebuilding success,
consistent with the NDRF's commitment to support
economic vitality, enhance public health and safety,
protect and enhance natural and manmade infrastructure,
and ensure appropriate accountability. The Task Force
will work to ensure that the Federal Government
continues to provide appropriate resources to support
affected State, local, and tribal communities to
improve the region's resilience, health, and prosperity
by building for the future.
Sec. 2. Establishment of the Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding
Task Force. There is established the Hurricane Sandy
Rebuilding Task Force, which shall be chaired by the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (Chair).
(a) In addition to the Chair, the Task Force shall
consist of the head of each of the following executive
departments, agencies, and offices, or their designated
representatives:
(i) the Department of the Treasury;
(ii) the Department of the Interior;
(iii) the Department of Agriculture;
(iv) the Department of Commerce;
(v) the Department of Labor;
(vi) the Department of Health and Human Services;
(vii) the Department of Transportation;
(viii) the Department of Energy;
(ix) the Department of Education;
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(x) the Department of Veterans Affairs;
(xi) the Department of Homeland Security;
(xii) the Environmental Protection Agency;
(xiii) the Small Business Administration;
(xiv) the Army Corps of Engineers;
(xv) the Office of Management and Budget;
(xvi) the National Security Staff;
(xvii) the Domestic Policy Council;
(xviii) the National Economic Council;
(xix) the Council on Environmental Quality;
(xx) the Office of Science and Technology Policy;
(xxi) the Council of Economic Advisers;
(xxii) the White House Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental
Affairs;
(xxiii) the White House Office of Cabinet Affairs; and
(xxiv) such other agencies and offices as the President may designate.
(b) The Chair shall regularly convene and preside
at meetings of the Task Force and determine its agenda
as the Task Force exercises the functions set forth in
section 3 of this order. The Chair's duties shall also
include:
(i) communicating and engaging with States, tribes, local governments,
Members of Congress, other stakeholders and interested parties, and the
public on matters pertaining to rebuilding in the affected region;
(ii) coordinating the efforts of executive departments, agencies, and
offices related to the functions of the Task Force; and
(iii) specifying the form and subject matter of regular reports to be
submitted concurrently to the Domestic Policy Council, the National
Security Staff, and the Chair.
Sec. 3. Functions of the Task Force. Consistent with
the principles of the NDRF, including individual and
family empowerment, leadership and local primacy,
partnership and inclusiveness, public information,
unity of effort, timeliness and flexibility, resilience
and sustainability, and psychological and emotional
recovery, the Task Force shall:
(a) work closely with FEMA in the coordination of
rebuilding efforts with the various intergovernmental
activities taken in conjunction with the NDRF;
(b) describe the potentially relevant authorities
and resources of each member of the Task Force;
(c) identify and work to remove obstacles to
resilient rebuilding in a manner that addresses
existing and future risks and vulnerabilities and
promotes the long-term sustainability of communities
and ecosystems;
(d) coordinate with entities in the affected region
in efforts to:
(i) ensure the prompt and orderly transition of affected individuals and
families into safe and sanitary long-term housing;
(ii) plan for the rebuilding of critical infrastructure damaged by
Hurricane Sandy in a manner that accounts for current vulnerabilities to
extreme weather events and increases community and regional resilience in
responding to future impacts;
(iii) support the strengthening of the economy; and
(iv) understand current vulnerabilities and future risks from extreme
weather events, and identify resources and authorities that can contribute
to strengthening community and regional resilience as critical
infrastructure is rebuilt and ecosystem functions are restored;
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(e) prior to the termination of the Task Force,
present to the President a Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding
Strategy (Strategy) as provided in section 5 of this
order;
(f) engage local stakeholders, communities, the
public, Members of Congress, and other officials
throughout the areas affected by Hurricane Sandy to
ensure that all parties have an opportunity to share
their needs and viewpoints to inform the work of the
Task Force, including the development of the Strategy;
and
(g) communicate with affected tribes in a manner
consistent with Executive Order 13175 of November 6,
2000, regarding the consultation and coordination with
Indian tribal governments.
Sec. 4. Task Force Advisory Group. The Chair shall, at
his discretion, establish an Advisory Group to advise
the Task Force and invite individuals to participate in
it. Participants shall be elected State, local, and
tribal officials and may include Governors, Mayors,
County Executives, tribal elected officials, and other
elected officials from the affected region as the Chair
deems appropriate. Members of the Advisory Group,
acting in their official capacity, may designate
employees with authority to act on their behalf. The
Advisory Group shall generally advise the Task Force as
requested by the Chair, and shall provide input on each
element of the Strategy described in section 5 of this
order.
Sec. 5. Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Strategy. (a) Within 180 days of the
first convening of its members, the Task Force shall prepare a Strategy
that includes:
(i) a summary of Task Force activities;
(ii) a long-term rebuilding plan that includes input from State, local, and
tribal officials and is supported by Federal agencies, which is informed by
an assessment of current vulnerabilities to extreme weather events and
seeks to mitigate future risks;
(iii) specific outcomes, goals, and actions by Federal, State, local, and
tribal governments and the private sector, such as the establishment of
permanent entities, as well as any proposed legislative, regulatory, or
other actions that could support the affected region's rebuilding; and
(iv) a plan for monitoring progress.
(b) The executive departments, agencies, and
offices listed in section 2(a) of this order shall, as
appropriate and to the extent permitted by law, align
their relevant programs and authorities with the
Strategy.
Sec. 6. Administration. (a) The Task Force shall have a
staff, headed by an Executive Director, which shall
provide support for the functions of the Task Force.
(b) The Executive Director shall be selected by the
Chair and shall supervise, direct, and be accountable
for the administration and support of the Task Force.
(c) At the request of the Chair, other executive
departments and agencies shall serve in an advisory
role to the Task Force on issues within their
expertise.
(d) The Task Force may establish technical working
groups of Task Force members, their representatives,
and invited Advisory Group members and elected
officials, or their designated employees, as necessary
to provide advice in support of their function.
(e) The Task Force shall terminate 60 days after
the completion of the Strategy described in section 5
of this order, after which FEMA and the lead agencies
for the Recovery Support Functions, as described in the
NDRF, shall continue the Federal rebuilding
coordinating roles described in section 3 of this order
to the extent consistent with the NDRF.
Sec. 7. General Provisions. (a) For purposes of this
order, ``affected tribe'' means any Indian tribe, band,
nation, pueblo, village, or community that
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the Secretary of the Interior acknowledges to exist as
an Indian tribe pursuant to the Federally Recognized
Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 479a), located
or with interests in the affected area.
(b) To the extent permitted by law, and subject to
the availability of appropriations, the Department of
Housing and Urban Development shall provide the Task
Force with such administrative services, facilities,
staff, equipment, mobile communications, and other
support services as may be necessary for the Task Force
to carry out its functions, using funds provided from
the Disaster Relief Fund by agreement with FEMA and any
other available and appropriate funding.
(c) Members of the Task Force, Advisory Group, and
any technical working groups shall serve without any
additional compensation for their work on the Task
Force, Advisory Group, or technical working group.
(d) Nothing in this order shall be construed to
impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department, agency, or the
head thereof, or the status of that department or agency within the Federal
Government; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(e) This order shall be implemented consistent with
applicable law, and subject to the availability of
appropriations.
(f) This order is not intended to, and does not,
create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural,
enforceable at law or in equity by any party against
the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any
other person.
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THE WHITE HOUSE,
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[FR Doc. 2012-30310
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