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<br />" <br /> <br />~ <br />~"'" <br />""f'" <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />< 'I <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />('- <br />. <br />r,:- <br />~ <br />~ <br />i. <br />~. <br />i <br />a' <br />i~ <br />W <br /> <br />i~ <br /> <br />@; <br />" <br /> <br />THE ENACTMENT OF THE VIRGINIA FLOOD DAMAGE REDUCTION <br />ACT AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FLOODPLAIN <br />MANAGEMENT PLAN <br /> <br />Roland B. Geddes <br /> <br />Abstract <br /> <br />Revisions to the Virginia Flood Damage Reduction Act in 1989 were <br />prompted by several serious and catastrophic floods from 1969 to <br />1985. Several members of Virginia I s General Assembly were impacted <br />or were flood victi:l!ls during these floods. As a result of this <br />history, flood protection efforts in the Commonwealth were provided <br />a new focus with additional program direction and support. The <br />revisions moved many responsibilities for flood protection to the <br />Department of Conversation and Recreation and clarified that the <br />agency was to be the, coordinating agency for all flood protection <br />issues in the Commonwealth. A directive of the General Assembly <br />was to develop a comprehensive floodplain management plan. This <br />planning effort provided good direction for a revitalized program. <br />Many new management initiatives have been instituted since the <br />passage of the Act and the completion of the plan. Because of <br />these efforts Virginia is better prepared to mitigate future flood <br />disasters. <br /> <br />AV needs to be determined, but will be limited to slides or I <br />transparencies. <br />