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<br /> <br />Why Is This Of Interest To Colorado? <br /> <br />· Staff anticipates that if Congress approves President <br />Bush's proposal for $300 million in additional funding <br />for floodplain mapping per year, Colorado could receive <br />$3 - 5 million per year in new funding <br /> <br />· Such a funding level for floodplain mapping in Colorado <br />would be unprecedented <br /> <br />· Numerous communities have expressed interest in <br />getting their floodplain maps updated if funding is <br />available <br /> <br />· Up-to-date floodplain maps prepared in an electronic <br />format are fundamental to flood warning, floodplain <br />management, and flood hazard reduction in Colorado <br />and elsewhere in the country <br /> <br />· Rapid growth in Colorado means that local <br />governments need to have access to the best <br />information possible regarding their flood hazards <br />