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APPENDIX G - NIMS STATE, TERRITORIAL AND TRIBAL COMPLIANCE ACTIVITIES A. FY 2006 STATE AND TERRITORIAL COMPLIANCE ACTIVITIES In March 2004, the Secretary of Homeland Security, at the request of the President, released the National Incident Management System (NIMS). The NIMS is a comprehensive system that will improve response operations through the use of the Incident Command System (ICS) and other standard procedures and preparedness measures. It will also promote development of cross- jurisdictional, Statewide and interstate regional mechanisms for coordinating incident management and obtaining assistance during large-scale or complex incidents. The NIMS Integration Center (NIC) recognizes that the overwhelming majority of emergency incidents are handled on a daily basis by a single jurisdiction at the local level. However, it is critically important that all jurisdictions comply with the NIMS because the challenges we face as a Nation are far greater than the capabilities of anyone jurisdiction; they are not, however, greater than the sum of all of us working together through mutual support. Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5 (HSPD- 5), Management of Domestic Incidents, requires all Federal Departments and agencies to adopt and implement the NIMS, and requires States, Territories, Tribes and local governments to implement the NIMS to receive Federal preparedness funding. States] play an important role in ensuring the effective implementation of the NIMS. They must ensure that the systems and processes are in place to communicate the NIMS requirements to loca12 jurisdictions and support them in implementing the NIMS. The NIMS implementation requirements for local jurisdictions are available in a separate matrix to support this communication and coordination between the States and local jurisdictions. States must also implement specific NIMS implementation actions as outlined in this matrix. States should encourage and support a regional approach to NIMS implementation among its jurisdictions. In some instances smaller communities may not have the resources to implement all elements ofNIMS on their own. However, by working together with other localities in their regions, they will be able to pool their resources to implement NIMS. When NIMS is fully implemented, States and local jurisdictions will be able to: 15 As defined in the Homeland Security Act of2002, the term "State" means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any possession of the United States," 6 V.S,C. 101 (14) 2 As defined in the Homeland Security Act of2002, Section 2(10): the term "local government" means "(A) county, municipality, city, town, township, local public authority, school district, special district, intrastate district, council of governments... regional or interstate government entity, or agency or instrumentality of a local government: an Indian tribe or authorized Tribal organization, or in Alaska a Native village or Alaska Regional Native Corporation; and a rural community, unincorporated town or village, or other public entity." 6 U.S.C. 101(10) G-l