FLOOD04694

• County: Statewide
• Basin: Statewide
• Title: The Region VIII Cape Study - A Guide for Staff Performing Community Assistance and Performance Evaluation Visits
• Date: 9/1/1984
• Prepared For: Region VIII
• Prepared By: FEMA
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Historic FEMA Regulatory Floodplain Information

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one repeatedly emerged. States feel that they are in a
better position than the Federal Government to assist
local communities and have better rapport with them.
The second most frequently cited reason was the
similarity of CAPE functions to tasks set out in State
legislation. The most frequently cited drawback was the
misinterpretation that CAPEs require State enforcement
of a Federal program.

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Many States misinterpret enforcement to be a part of
CAPEs. CAPEs combine technical assistance and
monitoring, but States often misinterpret them to
include enforcement. Enforcement is a follow-up
activity to CAPEs, where the need is indicated in the
CAPE report, and can only be performed by FEMA. This is
a significant problem because it is frequently cited as
the reason why States have chosen not to assist in CAPE
perfo'rmance.

States only perform CAPEs where FEMA funds their
participation. Sixty-five percent of State CAPEs were
fully funded by FEMA. Thirty percent of the States
joined with FEMA in providing funds. Only one State has
performed CAPEs solely with State funds, but it is now
jointly funding them with FEMA.