The division shall carry out programs, in cooperation with federal, state, and local government agencies, that will reduce the loss of life and property, and protect the environment, by mitigating geologic hazards. Specific activities to be carried out by the division include, but are not limited to, all of the following:
(a)
Hazard assessment, including identification and mapping of geologic hazards and estimates of their potential consequences to life, property, and the environment, and likelihood of occurrence.
(b)
Information and advisory services, including the maintenance of a geologic library, a public education program, maintenance of a geologic data base, review functions, and expert consulting to federal, state, and local government agencies.
(c)
Emergency response to geologic hazards, including, but not limited to, those related to natural disasters, including monitoring and assessment of anomalous geologic activity, and operation of a clearinghouse for postevent earth science investigations.
(d)
Development and application of mitigation methods, including identifying state research needs, facilitating needed research, and expediting the application of new research results to public policy and all division activities related to geologic hazards.