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was also factored into the plan, Based on levee improvements, the Sacramento City Council approved more development in the Natomas area in 1997. The Natomas area assessed itself to finance more levee improvements and is now considered less dangerous than other parts of the Sacramento area. New maps for the Colorado River were released in 1990 that greatly restricted development in the 1 OO'year floodplain below Davis Dam - just down- stream from Hoover Dam - to the Mexican border. In 1993, Congress required that FEMA develop a new special flood hazard area. This restoration or "AR Zone" designation will be given to newly designated 1 OO-year floodplain areas where levee restoration is underway. The AR designation will affect flood insurance rates and the design of new structures, but will not preclude develop- ment. Development may occur in AR zones if structures are elevated to a certain height and NFIP regulations are applied, The AR Zone designation will be used nationwide by FEMA, It will be applied to floodplains in southern Los Angeles County, such as areas in Long Beach along the Los Angeles River, and to parts of Sacramento, In developed floodplains in southern California the designation applies to structures being substantially reconstructed. KEY AGENCIES INVOLVED IN FLOOD (ONTROL U,S, Army Corps of Engineers The Corps is the primary federal flood control agency, It develops guidelines for flood con- trol storage in tederally-funded reservoirs and monitors reservoir operations, The Corps also constructs flood control projects, operates multiple.purpose projecfs, provides DWR equipment and personnel for emergency flood fights and contributes funds fo local flood controi projects, U,S, Bureau of Reclamation The Bureau operates several multipurpose projects throughout the state, including the Central Valley Project (CVP) and the Colorado River system. The Bureau's flood hydrologists assist in interpreting f1ood-relafed data. National Weather Service The NWS issues weather forecasts and flood warnings, It helps communities establish flood warning systems and conducts flood hazard analyses and provides of her technical assistance. Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA adminisfers the National Flood Insurance Program, (NFIP) and disaster planning and recovery programs, FEMA works closely with states and communities and provides financial and technical assistance and flood hazard maps and data to better manage floodplains, Department of Water Resources DWR operates the State Water Project (SWP), runs the state-federal Flood Operations Center and assists NWS in flood forecasting, It is responsible for the operafion and maintenance of the Sacramenfo and San Joaquin flood control projects, DWR funds flood controi projects outside the Central Valley, carries out the state's floodplain management laws and coordinates the tloodplain management aspects of the FEMA in California, State Reclamation Board The board cooperates with the Corps in the planning, construction, operation and mainte- nance of flood control projects in the Centrai Valley, Once a project is completed, the board accepts legal responsibility for its maintenance and then turns it over to a local agency or DWR to maintain. The board also resfricts, through a permitting process, development in designated floodways, Office of Emergency Services The state OES may allocate funds for investi- gation, estimates, reports and repairs regard- ing disaster recovery financial assistance for flood control works that do not come under the provisions of another authority, It administers FEMA's hazard mitigation program in California, The state also has many local flood control agencies responsible for Ihe day-to-day operations and . maintenance of facilities, development and implementation of ffood control and storm water drainage I l plans, and coordination with other state and federal agencies, 11