Commission Responsibilities

1. Law
2. Tennessee Code
3. Military Affairs, Emergencies and Civil Defense
4. West Tennessee Seismic Safety Commission
5. Commission Responsibilities

The commission is responsible for all of the following in connection with earthquake hazard mitigation:

1. Setting goals and priorities in the public and private sectors;
2. Requesting appropriate state agencies, including the emergency management agency, to devise criteria to promote earthquake and disaster safety;
3. Recommending program changes to state agencies, local agencies and the private sector where the changes would improve earthquake hazards and reduction;
4. Reviewing the recovery and reconstruction efforts after damaging earthquakes;
5. Gathering, analyzing and disseminating information;
6. Encouraging research;
7. Helping to coordinate the earthquake safety activities of government at all levels; and
8. Establishing and maintaining necessary working relationships with any boards, commissions, departments and agencies or other public or private organizations.

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