半島法改正案、衆院通過　能登地震教訓に防災対策強化

　半島地域での防災対策を強化する半島振興法改正案が１８日の衆院本会議で、与野党の賛成多数により可決された。法案は超党派の協議でまとまったもので、能登半島地震を教訓に、三方が海に囲まれる地理的特性を踏まえた「半島防災」を進めるのが柱。今月末までだった法律の期限を１０年間延長する。
　能登半島地震では、被災地への進入路が限られ、孤立しやすいという課題が明らかになった。そこで改正案は、法律に基づき「対策実施地域」として指定されていない半島地域を含め、防災強化と地方創生を進めると明記。国は半島振興対策の基本方針を策定する。
　このほか、国や自治体が対策実施地域を対象に配慮すべき事項を大幅に拡充。災害時の情報収集に向けたデジタル技術活用、再生可能エネルギーを用いた非常用電源設備の導入などを盛り込んだ。（2025/03/18-13:19）

Japan's House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament, passed Tuesday a bill aimed at strengthening disaster prevention measures in peninsular regions of the country.
   The bill to revise the peninsular areas development law, compiled through suprapartisan discussions, was approved by a majority vote. It is centered around advancing disaster prevention efforts that take into consideration the unique geographic features of peninsulas, based on the lessons from a massive earthquake that struck the Noto Peninsula in central Japan last year.
   It also extends the law, initially set to expire at the end of this month, by 10 years.
   The Noto temblor showed that peninsular regions are prone to becoming isolated after disasters as routes into affected regions are limited.
   The bill calls for promoting disaster prevention and regional revitalization also in peninsular areas that are not designated by the law as regions subject to special prevention measures.