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<br />( <br /> <br />PART C: HAZARD MITIGATION ASSISTANCE <br />1. EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE <br /> <br />a. Agency: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers <br /> <br />b. Assistance: The USACE under PL 84-99. "Advanced Heasures.~ can undertake <br />protecttve action in response to a prediction of floodln9 and possible <br />damages to improved property or loss of life in cases where emergency <br />action beyond state and local resources is required. Eligible work in- <br />cludes. but fs not limited to: <br /> <br />() <br /> <br />Advance Heasures used during flood emergencies: <br /> <br />--Strengthening of flood control works. <br /> <br />--Construction of temporary levees. <br /> <br />--Channel .clearing and dredging of federal projects. <br /> <br />--Dewatering impoundments. control breaching or strengthening of dams <br />to prevent poss i bl e fa fl ures . <br /> <br />Emergency Operations during flood fighting: <br /> <br />-.furnishing and placing flood fight materials. <br /> <br />--Removal of debrfs that fs blockfng stream flow. <br /> <br />--Assist fn rescue operatfons. <br /> <br />--Furnfsh technfcal advfse and assfstance. <br /> <br />l <br /> <br />2. EMERGENCY WATERSHED PROTECTION <br /> <br />a. Agency: U.S. Department of Agrfculture/Sofl Conservatfon Servfce <br /> <br />b. Assistance: Ffnancfal and technfcal assistance to elimfnate an fmmlnent <br />threat to life and 4mproved property caused by a sudden fmpafrment of a <br />watershed due to a natural dfsaster. Examples of work fnclude: <br /> <br />--Sflt removal. <br /> <br />~r.ergency stream bank protectfon. <br /> <br />c. Elfgible Appl fcants: <br /> <br />--States. counties or groups of countfes. <br /> <br />--MUnfcfpalftfes. towns. <br /> <br />--Sofl and water conservatfon distrfcts. <br /> <br />--Other polftical subdivisfons. <br />