[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 3, 2023)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 27675-27676]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09538]


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                Proclamation 10566 of April 28, 2023

                
National Hurricane Preparedness Week, 2023

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Powerful hurricanes, typhoons, and tropical storms can 
                devastate our communities, threaten the lives of our 
                families, and damage everything we have worked so hard 
                to build. During National Hurricane Preparedness Week, 
                we raise awareness about the hazards posed by 
                hurricanes and share resources to help Americans stay 
                safe and protect their property before these storms 
                make landfall. We also celebrate the remarkable first 
                responders and community members who help rescue, 
                recover, and rebuild in the aftermath of these natural 
                disasters.

                During last year's hurricane season, especially in 
                Florida and Puerto Rico, we witnessed the overwhelming 
                damage these storms so often leave in their wake. 
                Families lost their homes. Business owners lost their 
                livelihoods. Survivors were left with unimaginable 
                grief. As the climate crisis intensifies, the impacts 
                of storm surges, flooding, mudslides, and heavy 
                rainfall will only increase, and communities that lack 
                the resources to respond and recover will be hit 
                hardest.

                That is one reason why I signed the historic Bipartisan 
                Infrastructure Law, which will keep Americans safer 
                from natural disasters by building stronger roads and 
                bridges, improving levees and floodwalls, and making 
                our power grid more resilient. This law includes over 
                $50 billion to shore up our defenses against flooding 
                and other weather and climate disasters. It provides 
                States with billions of dollars to prepare evacuation 
                routes and improve other at-risk coastal 
                infrastructure. It also invests in community-wide 
                planning to ensure that those most impacted by extreme 
                weather have a voice in preparing for the future.

                Our Inflation Reduction Act takes these efforts a step 
                further, making the largest investment in our Nation's 
                history to combat climate change. With historic funding 
                for green manufacturing, clean energy development, and 
                climate-smart agriculture, this law puts us on a path 
                to cut America's greenhouse gas emissions in half by 
                2030. It gives families tax credits to make their homes 
                more energy efficient, saving money and helping ensure 
                that the power stays on when the grid goes down. And it 
                provides the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
                Administration with billions of dollars to improve 
                weather forecasting and invest in resilience projects 
                in coastal communities that will help them more easily 
                recover from extreme weather events.

                These actions build on our efforts to ensure 
                communities consider climate resilience as they plan 
                for the future--from modernizing building codes so that 
                structures are more protective and less pollutive to 
                harnessing the power of ecosystems like reefs, beaches, 
                and wetlands, which keep us safer during storms.

                These bold investments will benefit our communities for 
                years to come. But as we enter another hurricane 
                season, every American can do their part to plan, 
                prepare, and protect their families. Check your 
                insurance policies to ensure they are up to date. Put 
                your important documents in a location where they are 
                easy to find. Know your local evacuation route, and 
                have an emergency kit ready to go. Help increase 
                awareness about the risks among your friends, family, 
                and neighbors. And when storms approach,

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                pay attention to storm surge and hurricane warnings, 
                and follow the guidance from your local authorities, 
                including guidance about when it is safe to return to 
                affected areas.

                As we prepare, we must also remember and honor the 
                courage, kindness, and resilience of our fellow 
                Americans. As President, I have issued dozens of 
                disaster declarations to support the American people 
                wherever they live, and every time, first responders 
                have worked around the clock to save lives and provide 
                food and shelter. Neighbors, community organizations, 
                and faith groups have opened their doors to people in 
                need. Workers have rebuilt homes, schools, and 
                businesses to make them more resilient to future 
                disasters. Scientists have helped communities adapt and 
                remain safe. Families, having often lost everything, 
                have found the strength to move forward. Time and 
                again, in America's most trying moments, we are 
                reminded that we are a great Nation because we are a 
                good people.

                This National Hurricane Preparedness Week, let us each 
                recommit to doing our part to help safeguard our 
                families, our communities, and our Nation from these 
                devastating natural disasters.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of 
                the United States of America, by virtue of the 
                authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws 
                of the United States, do hereby proclaim April 30 
                through May 6, 2023, as National Hurricane Preparedness 
                Week. I urge all Americans to help build our climate 
                resilient Nation so that individuals, organizations, 
                and community leaders are empowered to take action to 
                make their communities more resilient to extreme 
                weather and climate change. I call on our Federal, 
                State, Tribal, territorial, and local government 
                agencies to share information that will protect lives 
                and property.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                twenty-eighth day of April, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand twenty-three, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                seventh.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

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