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• Board Meeting Date: 9/18/2007
• Description: Flood Section - State Hazard Mitigation Plan - Flood Chapter Update - FEMA Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

STATE CAPABILITY ASSESSMENT

A. Pre-disaster Hazard Management Policies, Programs, Capabilities

State depaliments are responsible, within their statutory authorities, to provide assistance
and support to local jurisdictions when they are unable to cope with a disaster emergency
situation. Assistance and support is provided both prior to and following the disaster
emergency. The state laws, regulations, authorities, and policies especially pertinent to
flood hazards within the State of Colorado are listed below.

State Engineer's Reports on High Hazard Dams, C.R.S. 37-87-123. The State Engineer
develops and distributes reports on high hazard dams. Each report contains the State
Engineer's evaluation of the stmctural integrity and state of repair as of October 1983.

1977 - Executive Order 8504. Requirements and criteria for State participation in the
National Flood Insurance Program.

1977 - Executive Order 8491. Evaluation of flood hazard in locating State buildings,
roads, and other facilities, and in reviewing and approving sewage and water facilities,
and subdivisions.

1977 - Senate Bill 126 - C.R.S. & 24.65.1-403(1), 1973, as amended. An Act authorizing
the Colorado Water Conservation Board to coordinate all activities relating to the
designation of floodplains in the State in connection with land use planning.

1974 - House Bill 1041, Chapter 106, C.R.S. 1963, as amended. This Act involved
comprehensive treatment of hazards and charged local governments with legal
responsibility for designation and administration of hazardous areas of state interest.
106-7-201. Areas of State Interest-as determined by local governments. Natural hazard
areas and mineral resource areas are two of the four areas of state interest.
106-7-202. Criteria for administration of areas of state interest. "Floodplains shall be
administered so as to minimize significant hazards to public health and
safety or to property....." The Colorado Water Conservation Board was to
develop model hazard area control regulations.
106-7-302. Functions of other state agencies. (1) Pursuant to this article, it is the
function of other state agencies to: (a) send recommendations to local
governments and the Colorado Land Use Commission relating to designation

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