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<br />reached. NFIP regulations also provide incentives to place fill in the floodplain. Through <br />the issuance of a Letter of Map Revision Based on Fill (LOMR-F), a property can be <br />removed from the floodplain and, thus, not be required to have flood insurance. <br /> <br />A. Implement a no-rise flood way with no impact on water surface and velocity so that only <br />those areas of insignificant hydraulic conveyance could be filled. <br /> <br />B. FEMA should stop or severely limit the issuance ofLOMR-Fs. <br /> <br />8. Consider incorporating components of the Community Rating System (CRS) into the <br />NFIP regulations. <br /> <br />A. The CRS has been very successful in providing incentives for communities to exceed <br />minimum NFIP requirements. The CRS identifies the best floodplain management <br />practices and provides a strong basis for improving general NFIP standards. FEMA <br />should consider identifYing certain CRS activities and phasing them in as additional <br />standards and requirements for community participation in the NFIP. <br /> <br />9. Consider modifying NFIP requirements so that 1 to 3 feet of freeboard above the base <br />flood elevation is required for all new construction in special flood hazard areas. <br /> <br />A. Requiring freeboard would acknowledge and mitigate uncertainties in mapping, account <br />for the I-foot increase in floodway designations, allow for the wakes of rescue boats, <br />account for increased runoff caused by future development, and provide a margin of <br />safety for wind-induced wave action on wide flooded areas. <br /> <br />10. Enhance the capability of State and local floodplain management programs. <br /> <br />Local and State actions are critical to the protection and restoration of our Nation's <br />floodplains and to the development of sustainable communities. The roles, responsibilities, <br />and capabilities of the public, various levels ofgovemment, and the private sector should <br />be clarified and strengthened. <br /> <br />A. Continue funding Project Impact, which has increased local capability to create <br />partnerships and implement activities that protect environmental resources and reduce <br />risk. <br /> <br />----'.7- <br /> <br />B. Create and encourage community partnerships. Increase funding and technical <br />assistance for community-based partnerships to develop comprehensive watershed- <br />based solutions that reduce flood damages and protect and restore the natural and <br />beneficial functions of floodplains. <br /> <br />C. Provide the necessary technical expertise and tools to assist communities to better <br />incorporate floodplain protection and restoration and sustainability concepts into land <br />use and development decisions. <br /> <br />Floodplain Management Forum <br /> <br />10 <br />