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FEMA PROGRAMS II

Session Name: FEMA Programs IICoastal Hazards Management Course

• Amends the Stafford Act

• Establishes a Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program

• Sets new requirements for HMGP

• Required state and local mitigation plans

Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (DMA2000)

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FEMA PROGRAMS II


• State and local governments must have an approved mitigation plan to receive HMGP funds

• HMGP funds may be used to develop mitigation plans

• Amount of HMGP funds may be increased in states with an approved mitigation plan in place at the time of a disaster declaration

• Mitigation measures must be based on a sound planning process

Disaster Mitigation Act Section 322

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FEMA PROGRAMS II


• Prepare and submit a state mitigation plan;

• Review and update the state mitigation plan every three years;

• Provide technical assistance and training to local governments for planning and grant proposals;

• Review and approve local plans

State Responsibilities to Implement Section 322

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FEMA PROGRAMS II


• Authorized by Section 203 of DMA 2000

• Provides technical and financial assistance to state and local governments to implement mitigation measures

• Funding is available without a disaster declaration, i.e., before a disaster strikes

Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) Program

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FEMA PROGRAMS II


• Acquisition/relocation

• Structural and non-structural retrofitting

• Minor structural hazard control works

• Localized flood control projects

• Development of hazard mitigation plans

Eligible PDM Projects

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FEMA PROGRAMS II


• Reduce risk of future damage, hardship, loss ore suffering from a disaster

• Benefit/cost ratio of 1.0 or greater

• Conform with state hazard mitigation plan

• Solve a problem independently

• Conform to applicable state and local laws

• Not duplicate benefits from other programs

• Community must participate in NFIP

PDM Criteria

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FEMA PROGRAMS II


• Self-supporting program

• Offers federally backed flood insurance

• Communities must adopt and enforce floodplain management ordinances

• Flood insurance is required for all secured loans made by a federally regulated or backed lending institution

National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)

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FEMA PROGRAMS II


• Development permits

• Development plan and subdivision review

• Protection of water supply and sewage systems

• Use all base flood elevation data

• Maintenance of flood carrying capacities within watercourses

NFIP Floodplain Ordinance Criteria

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FEMA PROGRAMS II


• Elevate new structures in the 100-year flood zone

• Subdivisions designed to minimize exposure to flood hazards

• Additional standards for high-hazard coastal zones

• Construction standards also imposed during “substantial improvement”,

including reconstruction

NFIP Building Standards

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FEMA PROGRAMS II


Flood Insurance Study (FIS)

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FEMA PROGRAMS II


•Floodway: Stream channel

•100-year flood: 1% chance of flooding in any given year

•Base Flood: 100-year flood

•Base Flood Elevation: elevation of the water surface resulting from a 100 Year flood

•Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA): 100-year floodplain

•500-year flood: 0.2% chance of flooding in any given year

•Coastal high hazard area: subject to a velocity hazard (wave action)

FIRM Terminology

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FEMA PROGRAMS II


• Zone A: The 100-year or base floodplain. There are 6 types of A zones

• Zone V and Zone VE: The coastal area subject to velocity hazard (wave action)

• Zone B and Zone X: Area of moderate flood hazard, usually the area between the limits of the 100- and 500-year floods.

• Zone C and Zone X: Area of minimal flooding hazard

• Zone D: Area of undetermined but possible flood hazard

Firm Zones

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FEMA PROGRAMS II


• Construction in the floodplain

• Significant development upstream

• A flood occurs outside FIRM boundaries

• A major flood control project in the community or upstream

• Changes in topography

Conditions for changing a FIRM

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FEMA PROGRAMS II


• Available in NFIP communities

• Provides flood insurance premium discounts

• Communities must engage in floodplain management activities above NFIP minimums

Community Rating System (CRS)

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FEMA PROGRAMS II


1. Reduce flood losses

2. Facilitate accurate insurance ratings

3. Promote awareness of flood insurance

CRS Goals

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FEMA PROGRAMS II


• Elevation Certificates

• Map Information

• Outreach Projects

• Hazard Disclosure

• Flood Protection Information

• Flood Protection Assistance

CRS Public Information Activities

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FEMA PROGRAMS II


• Additional Flood Data

• Open Space Preservation

• Higher Regulatory Standards

• Flood Data Maintenance

• Stormwater Management

CRS Mapping and Regulatory Activities

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FEMA PROGRAMS II


• Floodplain Management Plan

• Acquisition and Relocation

• Flood Protection (Retrofitting)

• Drainage system maintenance

CRS Flood Protection Activities

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FEMA PROGRAMS II


• Flood Warning Programs

• Levee Safety

• Dam Safety

Flood Preparedness Activities

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Documents

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