FLOOD08745

• County: Statewide
• Community: Statewide
• Basin: Statewide
• Title: Colorado Flood Hazard Mitigation Plan
• Date: 12/1/1999
• Prepared For: State of Colorado
• Prepared By: Kistner and Associates
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Flood Mitigation/Flood Warning/Watershed Restoration

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Colorado Flood Hazard Mitigation Plan - 1999

Replacement Cost: means the cost to replace property
with the same kind of material and construction without
deduction for depreciation,

Roughness Coefficient (Manning's): is a measure of
ground surface roughness used in flow equations,

Section 404: The section of the Stafford Act, which au-
thorizes the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP),
The HMGP provides funding for cost...ffective hazard
mitigation measures,

Section 406: The section of the Stafford Pd. which au-
thorities the Public Assistance Grant Program (PAGP),
This program provides grants to repair, restore, or re-
place damaged facilities belonging to public and private
non-profit entities, and other associated expenses, in-
cluding emergency protective measures and debris re-
moval.

Section 409: The section of the Stafford Pd., which re-
quires the identification and evaluation of m~igation op-
portunities as a condition of receiving Federal disaster
assistance.

Section 409 Hazard Mitigation Plan: The hazard miti-
gation plan required under Section 409 as a condition
of receiving federal disaster assistance,

SF 424: Standard Form 424: Application for Federal
Assistance, which is part of the State Hazard M~igation
Application.

Sheet Flood Hazard: is a type of flood hazard with
flooding depths of 1 to 3 feet that occurs in areas of
sloping land. The sheet flow hazard is represented by
the zone designation AO on the Flood Insurance Rate
Map (FIRM),

Special Flood Hazard Area: is the darkly shaded area
on the Flood Hazard Boundary Map (FHBM) or Flood
Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) which identifies an area
that has a one percent chance of being flooded in any
given year (1 OO-year floodplain), The FIRM identifies
these shaded areas as FIRM Zones A, AO, AH, Al-
A30, AE, A99, V, V1-30, and VE.

Stafford Act: The Robert T, Stafford Disaster Relief
and Emergency Assistance Act, P. L 100-707, signed
into law November 23, 1988; amended the Disaster
Relief Pd. 01 1974, P. L 93-288.

Stage: is the elevation 01 surface water above a refer-
ence datum, that datum usualiy being near the stream-
bed,

Standards: Codes, specifocations or standards for the
construction of facilities to include legal requirements
for add~ional features,

Start of Construction: shall mean the date the building
perm~ was issued, provided the actual start of construc-
tion, repair, reconstruction, rehabil~ation, addition,
placement or other improvement was within 180 days
of the permit date, "Start of construction" includes sub-
stantial improvements, The actual start means the first
placement of permanent construction 01 a structure on
a s~e, such as the pouring of slab or footings, The in-
stallation of piles, the construction 01 columns, or any

work beyond the stage 01 excavation; or the placement
of a manufactured home on a foundation, Permanent
construction does not include land preparation, such as
clearing, grading and filling; nor does ~ include the in-
stallation of streets andlor walkways; nor does ~ include
excavation for a basement, footings, piers, or founda-
tions or the erection of temporary forms; nor does ~ in-
clude the installation on the property of accessory build-
Ings, such as garages or sheds nor occupied as dwell-
ing units or not part of the main structure, For a sub-
stantial improvement, the actual start 01 construction
means the first aneration of any wall, ceiling, floor, or
other structural part 01 a building, whether or not the
aneration affects the extemal dimensions of the build-
ing,

StnJcturo: shall mean a walled and roofed building that
is principally above ground, as well as a manufactured
home, and a gas or liquid storage tank that is principally
above ground (see Bu/ldfng).

State Coordinating OffIcer (SCO): The person ap-
pointed by the Governor to manage all aspects of a dis-
aster, in cooperation with the Federal Coordinating 0ffi-
cer (FCO),

Statu Haz:ard MItigation OffIcer (SHMO): The repre-
sentative 01 state government who serves on the Haz-
ard Miligation Survey Team andlor Interagency Hazard
Mitigation Team, and who is the primary point 01 con-
tact with FEMA, other Federal agencies, and local un~s
of government in the planning and implementation of
post-disaster rniligation activities,

State Hazard Mitigation Team: The team composed
01 key state agency representatives and, as appropri-
ate, local un~s of government and other public or pri-
vate sector agencies, which is responsible for evaluat-
ing hazards, identifying strategies, coordinating re-
sources, and implementing measures that will reduce
the vulnerability of people and property to damage from
hazards,

State Public AssIstance OffIcer (SPAO): The person
appointed by the Governor's Authorized Representative
to assist in the management 01 assessment and recov-
ery operations in response to a disaster.

Statutory AdmInistrative Costs: Under the Stafford
Pd., administrative costs for the preparation of applica-
tions, progress reports, audits, etc" are reimbursable
based on a percentage of financial assistance received,

SubgflJnt: An award of financial assistance under a
grant by a grantee to an eligible subgrantee,

SubgflJntee: The government or other legal entity to
which a subgrant is awarded and which is accountable
to the grantee for the use of the fluids provided,

SubgflJnt M. Hazard Mitigation Planning: 44 CFR
Part 206 Subpart M prescrtbes the actions and Proce-
dures for implementing Section 409 01 the Stafford Pd.,

Subpart N. Haz:ard "'itigation GflJnt ProgflJm: 44
CFR Part 206, Subpart N, provides guidance on the
administration of hazard m~igation grants made under
provisions 01 Section 404 of the Stafford Pd.,

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