FLOOD00410

• County: Statewide
• Title: Flood Mitigation Assistance Guidance
• Date: 8/1/1997
• Prepared For: NFIP
• Prepared By: FEMA
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Flood Mitigation/Flood Warning/Watershed Restoration

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THE NFIRA

Sec. 1366. (d) NOTIFICATION OF
APPROVAL AND GRANT A W ARD.~
(I) IN GENERAL.-The
Director shall notify a State or
community submitting a mitigation
plan of the approval or disapproval
of the plan not later than 120 days
a,fter submission of the plan.
(2) NOTIFICATION OP
DlSAPPROV AL.-If the Director
does not approve a mitigation plan
submitted under this subsection,
the Director shall notify, in
writing, the State or community
submitting the plan of the reasons
for such disapproval.

42 U.S.c. 4104c

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FEMA will develop a more detailed guidance document for
States and communities interested in developing Flood
Mitigation Plans.

Countywide or Multi-Jurisdictional Plans

It may be appropriate for a county or other multi-jurisdictional
organization to apply for a planning grant to develop a Flood
Mitigation Plan. The plan should be coordinate with, and ideally
developed in cooperation with, all of the local jurisdictions
within the geographical area of the plan. Many floodplain issues
are better solved by evaluating the watershed in a more
comprehensive fashion. However, it is appropriate that the Flood
Mitigation Plan be specific enough for local communities to be
able to adopt and enforce. Local governments may be able to add
a brief appendix or attachment to a countywide plan to make it
acceptable as a local Flood Mitigation Plan. Only the planning
grant recipient-the county or the multi-jurisdictional entity-
would be subject to the limitations of future planning grants.

Flood Mitigation Plan Approval

Communities should forward all Flood Mitigation Plans to the
State. The State may choose to review plans for content and
consistency prior to forwarding them to the FEMA Regional
Director for final review and approval. FEMA will notify the
State POC of the approval or disapproval of each plan within 120
days after submission. If a plan is not approved, FEMA will
provide specific comments and offer suggestions for
improvement. Local mitigation plans credited through the CRS
program will be approved as Flood Mitigation Plans for FMA,
but must be resubmitted for formal approval. Local Hazard
Mitigation Plans developed under Section 409 of the Stafford Act
or other local mitigation plans may also be approved as Flood
Mitigation Plans, if they meet the minimum criteria.

FEMA 299/AUGUST 1997 FLOOD MITIGATION ASSISTANCE (FMA) GUIDANCE