FLOOD04112

• County: Statewide
• Community: Nationwide
• Basin: Statewide
• Title: Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Desk Reference
• Date: 10/1/1999
• Prepared By: FEMA
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Historic FEMA Regulatory Floodplain Information

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Conforms
With
Environmental
Laws and
Regulations

Solves a
Problem or Is
a Portion of a
Solution

Section 7: Project Eligibility

In an effort to protect the environment, all projects must undergo a review process to
ensure compliance with applicable environmental laws, regulations, and E.O.s,
including but not limited to:

. The National Environmental Policy Act, P.L.
91-190 (44 CFR Part 10);

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44 CFR Parts 9
and 10

. National Historic Preservation Act;

. Endangered Species Act;

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Executive Order 11988, Floodplain Management (44 CFR Part 9);

Executive Order 11990, Protection of Wetlands (44 CFR Part 9);

Executive Order 12699, Seismic Safety; and

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Executive Order 12898, Environmental Justice.

To the extent possible, the applicant andlor State will gather environmental data and
conduct the appropriate level of environmental analysis in coordination with FEMA.
The State submits the data and analysis to FEMA, which is responsible for ensuring
compliance and approving the environmental decision document.

Approved projects must either solve a site-specific problem or be an element of a
larger solution where there is assurance of project completion. A study plan that
simply analyzes a problem or identifies a problem without a funded, scheduled,
implementation program will not be eligible for HMGP funding.

Examples of projects that solve a problem independently include:

. A project to elevate 6 houses in a neighborhood of 20 houses, would meet this
criterion because the damage to those structures would be reduced or prevented.

. A three-phase project to 1) study the feasibility of, 2) design, and 3) construct a
series of drainage improvements in a small community.

. A project to delineate local high-hazard areas, tied to a local ordinance restricting
development and construction in the identified zones.

Examples of projects that do !lQ1 solve a problem independently include:

. A project to map a hazard area without any connection to implementing measures
to reduce the risk of damage in the mapped area.

. A feasibility study with no provisions for implementing the results.
. The development of a community mitigation plan.

Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Desk Reference-Draft

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