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Proc 9262ProclamationObama · DCeremonial

Proclamation 9262

National Building Safety Month, 2015

Energy & EnvironmentEnergy & Environment

In simple terms

This proclamation designates May 2015 as National Building Safety Month, encouraging Americans to prepare buildings for disasters and highlighting administration efforts on resilient infrastructure, including a flood standard for federally funded structures in floodplains established earlier in 2015.

Federal Register Open PDF 80 FR 25573

Record & deadlines

  1. Signed

    Signed by the President

  2. FR published

    Published in the Federal Register · 80 FR 25573

    Federal Register PDF

Key directives

  • Encourage citizens, government agencies, businesses, nonprofits, and other interested groups to join in activities that raise awareness about building safety
  • Call on all Americans to learn more about how they can contribute to building safety at home and in their communities

What to expect

Immediate

  • Proclamation of May 2015 as National Building Safety Month

Near term (90d)

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Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Document references prior flood standard for federally funded structures but does not establish new binding requirements here
  • Climate resilience framing may carry political valence but proclamation itself is non-binding
Proclamation 9262: National Building Safety Month, 2015 · Executive Orders