Finance Committee Meeting 2009

• Board Meeting Date: 9/15/2009
• Description: Finance Sub-Committee Meeting September 15, 2009
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

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Harris D.FROM: Thuy Patton—Floodplain Mapping Coordinator DNR Executive Director
Watershed Protection and Flood Mitigation Section
Jennifer L.Gimbel
CWCB Director
DATE: September 1, 2009
Dan McAuliffe
CWCB Deputy Director
SUBJECT: Non-Reimbursable Investments
Colorado Floodplain Map Modernization Program
Background
In early 2003, Congress approved a substantial funding package to provide updated floodplain
mapping nationwide. Similar funding levels have been allocated by Congress in subsequent
• years. The CWCB approved and the General Assembly authorized a non-reimbursable
investment of$500,000 in the 2003 Construction Fund Bill with annual funding amounts in all
subsequent Bills. Staff is now requesting a total of$500,000 for program funding.
Colorado has received over $9 million in federal grant dollars for floodplain mapping activities
since 2003 as part of the floodplain Map Modernization program initiated by FEMA. The FEMA
funds are being matched by CWCB and local cost-share dollars to implement the map update
work that includes engineering and GIS to create new digital countywide maps. The funds
authorized in the 2003 and all subsequent Construction Fund Bills have provided the required
non-federal matching dollars (80/20 cost share program). The State funds are further leveraged
by local cost share dollars and in-kind services from many communities thus far.
Staff Request
The staff of the Watershed Protection and Flood Mitigation Section is requesting approval by
the Board for a non-reimbursable investment from the CWCB Construction Fund in the
amount up to $500,000 to provide matching dollars and related study funds in order to take
advantage of the federal grant funds from FEMA for modernized floodplain maps in
Colorado. The attachment to this memo provides further justification for the request.
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the Board request that the General assembly authorize up to $500,000
from the Construction Fund to be appropriated to the Colorado Water Conservation Board
• for technical activities related to the Colorado Floodplain Map Modernization Program.
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