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Colorado Flood Hazard Mitigation Plan -1999 gation is a management strategy in which current ac- tions and expenditures to reduce the occurrence or se- verity ci potentialllood disasters are balanced wrth po- tentiallosses Irom future Iloods". Hazard Mitigation Assistance Program: A FEMA pro- gram that provides a limrted amount ci lunding to stales to cover or to assist in covering the cost 01 preparing a pre-dlsaster hazard mrtigation plan, one or more c0m- ponents 01 such a plan, or a related activity which will contribute to reducing vulnerability to hazards either throughout the state or lor a selected area wrthin the state. Hazard Mitigation Grant Program: A program author- ized under Section 404 ci the Stallord Act that provides lunding lor hazard mrtigation projects that are cost ef- lective and complement existing post-disaster mrtiga- tlon programs and activities by providing lunding lor beneficial mrtigation measures that are not lunded through other programs, Hazard Mitigation Plan: The plan resurting Irom a sys- tematic evaluation 01 the nature and extent 01 vulner- ability to the effects ci natural hazards in a given area, that includes the actions needed to minimize luture vul- nerabilrty to hazards, Section 409 ci the Stallord Act requires that a hazard mrtigation plan be developed (or an existing plan be updated) as a condition 01 receiving Federal disaster assistance, Hazard Mitigation State Administrative Plan: The plan developed by the State to describe the procedures lor administration ci the Hazard Mrtigation Grant Pro- gram, Hazard Mitigation Survey Team (HMST}: The FEMAI stateJ10cal team that is activated lollowing disasters to identify immediate mitigation opportunities and issues to be addressed in the Section 409 hazard mrtigation plan, The Hazard Mrtigation Survey Team may indude representatives 01 other Federal agencies, as appropri- ate. Hazard Mitigation Survey Team Report: The report developed by the Hazard Mitigation Survey Team, simi- lar in lormat to the Interagency Hazard Mitigation Team Report, that identifies mitigation measures lor imple- mentation and recommends issues to be addressed in the State Hazard Mrtigation Plan, including those meas- ures recommended lor lunding under the Hazard Miti- gation Grant Program. Historic Structure: means any structure that is: (a) Listed individually in the National Register ci Historic Places (a listing maintained by the Department ci Inte- rior) or preliminarily determined by the Secretary ci the Interior as meeting the requirements lor individual list- ing on the National Register, (b) Certified or preliminar- ily determined by the Secretary ci the Interior as con- tributing to the historical significance ci a registered his- toric district or a district preliminarily determined by the Secretary to qualrty as a registered historic district; (c) individually listed on a state inventory 01 historic places in states wrth historic preservation programs which have been approved by the Secretary 01 the Interior, or (d) Individually listed on a local inventory ci historic places in communities wrth historic preservation pro- grams that have been certified erther: (1) By an a!>- proved stale program as determined by the Secretary 01 the Interior or (2) Directly by the Secretary 01 the In- terior in states wrthout approved programs, Hydraulics: is a branch ci engineering dealing primar- Ily WIth the flow ci water and the application oIlIuid me- chanics principles, Hydrology: is a science dealing wrth the properties, distribution and circulation 01 water on the surface, be- low the ground and in the atmosphere. Immediate Threat: The threat ci additional damage or destruction Irom an event, which can reasonably be expected to occur wrthin one year. Interagency Hazard Mitigation Team (IHMT): The mitigation team that is activated loIlowing flood-related disasters pursuant to the Office 01 Management and Budget directive on Nonstructural Flood Protection Measure and Flood Disaster Recovery, and the subse- quent December 15, 1980 Interagency Agreement lor Nonstructurat Damage Reduction. Interagency Hazard Mitigation Team Report: The report developed, wrthin 15 days loIlowing any Presi- dential-declared flood disaster, by an interagency, inter- governmental, and interdisciplinary team representing each 01 the signatory agencies 01 the Interagency Agreement lor Post-Flood Hazard Mrtigation, The report identifies post-flood mrtigation opportunities and c0m- mon post-flood recovery policies, Local Emergency Management Coordinator: The person appointed to coordinate emergency manage- ment activities lor a county or municipal emergency management program, Local Hazard Mitigation Officer: The representative 01 local government who serves on the Hazard Mrtiga- tion Survey Team or the Interagency Hazard Mrtigation Team, and who is the primary point 01 contact wrth FEMA, other Federal agencies, and the State in the planning and implementation 01 post-disaster hazard mitigation activities. In many instances, the local Emer- gency Management Coordinator may fill this role, Leltet' of Map Amendment (LOMA): is the result ci an administrative procedure in which the Federal Insur- ance Administrator reviews scientific or technical data submitted by the owner or lessee 01 property who be- lieves the property has incorrectly been included in a designated special flood hazard area (SFHA). A LOMA amends the currently effective FEMA map and estab- lishes that a property is not located in a SFHA Leltet' of Map Revision (LOMR): is an official revision to the currently effective FEMA map, It is used to change flood zones, floodplain and floodway delinea- tions, flood elevations, and planimetric leatures, All re- quests lor LOMRs must be made to FEMA through the chiel executive officer 01 the community, since rt is the communrty that must adopt any changes and revisions to the map, 12127iW 10:03 PM Appendix A - 4 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I