FLOOD05876

• County: Statewide
• Basin: Statewide
• Title: MOA- OEM/CWCB Flood Mitigation Assistance Program
• Date: 9/30/1998
• Prepared For: State of Colorado
• Prepared By: State of Colorado
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Community File

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MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
CONTRACT #: 80EM75370
Between the
Department of Local Affairs - Division of Local Government
Office of Emergency Management
And the
Department of Natural Resources
Colorado Water Conservation Board
(performance Period - September 30, 1997, through September 30, 1998)

This MOA, is made by and between the Department of Local Affairs, Division of Local Government,
Office of Emergency Management (OEM) 1313 Sherman Street, Room 521, Denver, Colorado, and
the Department of Natural Resources, Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCS) 1313 Sherman
Street, Room 721, hereinafter referred to as CWCB.

WHEREAS, the purpose of this MOA is to further the goals of flood hazard reduction by improving
administration of floodplain management programs and fostering the goals and objectives of the
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) related activities and flood control and floodplain
management activities within Colorado; and

WHEREAS, the authority of the CWCS to use grant funds for this project is derived through
Agreement Nwnber EMD-97 -P A-0225, the Community Assistance Program-State Support Services
Element (CAP-SSSE) which is part of the FY 97 CA between the Office of Emergency Management
and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The CWCS was designated by Governor
Lamm on October 1, 1977 to coordinate and administer the NFIP and derives statutory authority
through Section 37-60-106 (1) (3) of the Colorado Revised Statutes; and

WHEREAS, authority exists in the Law and Funds have been budgeted, appropriated and otherwise
made available and a sufficient unencwnbered balance remains available for payment in Fund Nwnber
100, Appropriation Code Nwnbers 753, 763, 768 and 769, Org. Unit SE.s'O, GSL F753, F763, F768
and F769, RCAT 3753, 3763, 3768, 3769, Contract Encumbrance 80EM75370; and

NOW THEREFORE it is hereby agreed that:
1. Scope of Work

The CWCS shall be responsible for the applicable provisions of the FEMA and
Colorado OEM FFY 97 Comprehensive Agreement (CA) including performance
reporting on a annual basis and budget reporting on a quarterly basis. The FEMA
funded Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) program was enacted as part of the 1994
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Reform Act The FMA program is a state-
administered program through which States and local governments receive cost-shared
grants for pre-disaster flood mitigation activities. $130,000 has been made available
through the FY97 CA for eligible planning and project activities in Colorado. The
swn ofSll,900 has been made available through the FY97 CA for planning activities
by local governments, specifically development of comprehensive local flood hazard
mitigation plans. The sum of $118,100 has been made available through the FY97

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