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<br />The Board's flood control and floodplain management <br />activities fall into three broad categories: <br /> <br />1. Duties and responsibilities of the Board as directed by <br />State statutes; activities which fall under category <br />numbers 1 and 2 are rendered without charge. These <br />specific activities which the Board has a statutory <br />authority to perform, practically speaking, should be <br />accomplished by a State agency include: <br /> <br />a. <br /> <br />prescribing standards for flood hazard, <br />control, drainage, and flood insurance studies; <br /> <br />flood <br /> <br />b. <br /> <br />Reviewing completed studies for approval <br />designation as required by 24-65.1-403(3)(b) <br />37-60-106(1)(c), CRS 1973, as amended; <br /> <br />and <br />and <br /> <br />c. <br /> <br />preparing <br />eng ineering <br />above; and <br /> <br />technical manuals <br />methodologies in <br /> <br />of procedures and <br />support of a. and b <br /> <br />d. Collecting date on and documentation of flood events. <br /> <br />2. Coordination and consultation activities with counties <br />and incorporated municipalities for the implementation of <br />Federal and State programs and activities; <br /> <br />a. <br /> <br />providing coordination on <br />control proj ects when <br />authorization and funding; <br /> <br />federal studies and flood <br />seeking Congressional <br /> <br />b. providing general information and coordination to <br />communities concerning participation in the national <br />flood insurance program; <br /> <br />c. Responding to emergency disaster response activities, <br />including preparation of federally required <br />post-disaster mitigation plans, and <br /> <br />d. providing general guidance, including preparation of <br />"Scopes of Services," to communities performing <br />floodplain studies or preparing grant applications <br />for studies. <br /> <br />3. Engineering and technical assistance provided upon <br />request to individuals, local communities, and private <br />entities (e.g., bankers, realtors, insurance agents, <br />appraisers, etc.) on matters for wh ich they are <br />responsible in the flood, stormwater, and drainage areas. <br /> <br />-54- <br />