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<br />. <br /> <br />National Resource and Conservation <br />Service (fonnerly Soil Conservation <br />Service) and is administered through <br />DATCP. <br /> <br />,/ Crop disaster program pays for crop <br />damage to individuals in flood damaged <br />counties (after 1993 flood, one-half to two- <br />thirds of Wisconsin counties qualified). <br />Fanns without crop insurance pay 40% of <br />the total cost, those with crop insurance <br />pay 35%. <br /> <br />,/ Livestock feed relief program to help <br />alleviate flood-related feed shonage. <br />DATCP also works with the UW-Extension <br />on soil erosion problems, The USDA will <br />buy easements to restore wetlands. <br /> <br />The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, <br />Trade and Consumer Protection <br />2811 Agriculture Drive <br />Madison, WI <br /> <br />Contact: Joe Tregoning. Phone Number: <br />(608) 224-5017 <br /> <br />The State Historical Society of <br />Wisconsin, Division of Historic <br />Preservation <br /> <br />The State Historical Society provides both <br />technical and financial assistance for a variety <br />of historic preservation projects including flood <br />mitigation (e,g., floodproofing of historical <br />structures). <br /> <br />Assistance available: <br /> <br />,/ The National Register Program. A limited <br />amount of money is provided periodically <br />which can be used to identify and stabilize <br />a historic property. Program is designed for <br />"bricks and mortar" projects, No match or <br />waiting period is required and it is retroac- <br />tive to past damage. <br /> <br />,/ The State Historical Society also provides <br />technical assistance to communities on <br />architectural design standards and for <br />historic properties, and coordinates with <br />the Department of Natural Resources on <br />floodproofing standards. <br /> <br />The State Historical Society of Wisconsin <br />Division of Historic Preservation <br />816 State Street <br />Madison, WI 53706 <br /> <br />Contact: Richard Dexter (608) 264-6509 <br /> <br />The Department of Industry, labor <br />and Jobs Development, Division of <br />Equal Rights, Office of Relocation <br />Assistance <br /> <br />The Relocation Assistance Office provides <br />advice on relocation benefits required under the <br />state relocation benefits assistance law. <br /> <br />The Department of Industry, Labor and Jobs <br />Development <br />Division of Equal Rights <br />Office of Relocation Assistance <br />201 E. Washington Ave, <br />Madison, WI 53707 <br /> <br />Contact: Chuck Rabideaux (608) 266-8897 <br /> <br />Federal Agencies <br /> <br />The Federal Emergency Management <br />Agency, Mitigation Division. <br /> <br />FEMA is responsible for coordinating the <br />federal government's response to disasters. <br />FEMA administers disaster relief programs <br />available after a Presidential Disasler Declara- <br />tion as provided through the Stafford Disaster <br />Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford <br />Act) which provides assistance to individuals, <br />state and local governments and private non- <br />profit organizations. <br /> <br />The Mitigation Division is responsible for <br />local activities related to the NFIP and the <br />Community Rating System (CRS). It coordi- <br />nates the preparation, review and revision of <br />flood insurance study and maps. Staff help <br />communities draft and enforce their floodplain <br />management ordinances. The office also has <br />programs and expertise in other natural hazards, <br />particularly earthquakes, and in technological <br />hazards such as nuclear power plant accidents. <br /> <br />The Division has two programs that fund <br />mitigation programs initiated before a disaster. <br />The hazard mitigation assistance program <br />provides funds for preparing a hazard mitiga- <br /> <br />COMMUNITY FLOOD MITIGATION PLANNING GUIOEBOOK <br /> <br />87 <br />