Coastal Services Center

Potential Partners and Stakeholders List

Local (county or municipality)

• Entity with authority to direct and implement the Hazard Mitigation Plan
• Mayor
• County, City, and Town Manager
• Chamber of Commerce
• Regional/County/Local Emergency Managers
• National Flood Insurance Program Coordinator
• Community Rating System Coordinator
• Coastal Zone Management
• Regional/Local Planning Commissions
• County/City Planning Department
• County/City Public Works Department/Utilities
• Electrical Membership Coops.
• County/City Engineering Department
• Finance Department
• Construction Development (contracts, permits)
• Building and Zoning
• Tax Assessor
• Public Safety/Fire/ Law Enforcement
• Code Enforcement
• Parks and Recreation
• GIS staff
• Health Department
• American Red Cross
• Economic Development Administration (local chapter)
• League of Municipalities/Cities
• Local Business Leaders
• Developers
• General public (citizens)
• Special Interest Groups
• Media
• Land Trusts/Nature Conservancies
• Board or Realtors
• Small Business Administration
• Tourism Development Council
• Academia

Regional (state or states)

• Coastal Zone Management Program
• State Emergency Management Agencies - State Hazard Mitigation Officer
• State Floodplain Manager
• State Hurricane Program Manager
• State Earthquake Program Manager
• Department of Insurance
• State Natural Resource Agencies (departments and divisions vary by State)
• State Department of Transportation
• State Ports Authority
• State Historic Preservation Office
• National Guard
• Law Enforcement
• Division of Solid Waste
• Division of Hazardous Waste
• Division of Public Works (Waste Water and Water Treatment)
• Division of Water Quality
• GIS Clearinghouse staff
• State Climatologist
• Academia

National (federal)

• NOAA National Weather Service (NWS)
• U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) - Recovery (Infrastructure and Environmental), Flood Insurance and Mitigation Administration
• US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
• US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
• US Geological Survey (USGS)
• Federal Highway Administration/ Federal Department of Transportation (FWA/FDOT)
• US Coast Guard (USCG)
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• Small Business Administration (SBA)
• National Historic Preservation Office (NHPO)
• US Military