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<br />tion plan. Limited funds for this competitive <br />program are available each year. <br /> <br />The Flood Mitigation Assistance Program <br />was created by the National Flood Insurance <br />Refonn Act, enacted in September, 1994. <br /> <br />Assistance available: <br /> <br />,/ Providing and revising flood insurance <br />maps and studies. <br /> <br />,/ Guidance on enforcement of floodplain <br />management regulations <br /> <br />,/ Assistance in applying for flood insurance <br />premium rate reduction through the CRS. <br /> <br />,/ Financial assistance for planning andlor <br />implementing mitigation programs. <br /> <br />Federal Emergency Management Agency <br />Region V Mitigation Division <br />175 W. Jackson Street 4th Floor <br />Chicago, IL 60604-2698 <br /> <br />Contact: Tira Miller, Phone Number: (312) <br />408-5500; FAX: (312) 408.5551 <br /> <br />Federal Emergency Management <br />Agency, Federal Insurance <br />Administration, National Flood <br />Insurance Program <br /> <br />The National Flood Insurance Program is <br />administered by FEMA. However, many private <br />insurance companies also participate. Generally <br />speaking, policy owners with flood insurance <br />are likely to participate and implement post- <br />flood mitigation projects because they are in a <br />better position financially to do so. <br /> <br />In 1994, the National Flood Insurance <br />Refonn Act added the provision of "mitigation <br />insurance" whereby additional funds would be <br />provided with the claim payment to finance the <br />cost of complying wi~h state or local code <br />requirements. For example, it could help cover <br />the cost of removing a substantially damaged <br />building located in a floodway area in Wiscon- <br />sin. <br /> <br />Assistance available: <br /> <br />,/ Insurance coverage for properties subject <br />to surface water flooding. <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />National Flood Insurance Program <br />Region V <br />800 Roosevelt Road, 81dg 8, Ste 418 <br />Glen Ellyn, IL 60137 <br /> <br />Phone number (Customer Service Group): 1- <br />(800) 238-6620 <br /> <br />Community Rating System (CRS}-Associ- <br />ated with the National Flood Insurance Pro- <br />gram. For communities which exceed either the <br />state or federal requirements to further reduce <br />flood losses in the community, lower insurance <br />rates are availabLe for citizens community-wide <br />through the National Flood Insurance Program <br />(NFIP) Community Rating System (CRS). <br /> <br />. For more information about joining the CRS, <br />contact: <br /> <br />Errol Garren, Field Representative <br />ISO Commercial Risk Services, Inc. <br />3600 South Geyer Road, Suite 100 <br />S1. Louis, Mo. 63127.1241 <br /> <br />Phone: (314) 965-2700 <br /> <br />U.S. Army Corps of Engineers <br /> <br />The Corps of Engineers monitors floods and <br />provides technical assistance as necessary <br />during emergencies. Its floodplain management <br />services program provides technical and <br />planning assistance. <br /> <br />Assistance available: <br /> <br />.I Infonnation and advice on flood control <br />projects, flood warning, emergency <br />preparedness, evacuation and <br />floodproofing. <br /> <br />,/ Stream clearing and snagging projects and <br />emergency flood response and flood <br />fighting, e.g., sandbagging operations. <br /> <br />U.S. Army Corps of Engineers <br />S1. Paul District <br />Army COE Centre, 190 Fifth Street East <br />S1. Paul, MN 55101.1638 <br />Contact: David S. Christenson, Phone: (612) <br />290-5204 <br /> <br />Department of Commerce National <br />Weather Service. <br /> <br />The National Weather Service is a federal <br />agency responsible for preparing and issuing <br /> <br />88 <br /> <br />COMMUNITY FLOOD MITIGATION PLANNING GUIDEBOOK <br />