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<br />.ttfage <br />;1 <br /> <br />4 ' <br /> <br />-:002606 . <br />I.' . <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Insurance Act'to this Act. Specifically, it graoofathers flood <br />insurance coverage for existing development, and limits its <br />availability for future development. This provision is modeled <br />on the comparable provisions of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act <br />("CERA"), P.L. 97-348. The definition of "new construction" is <br />based on Federal Einergency Management Administration ("FEMA") <br />regulations defining the term "insurable building" pranulgated in <br />implementing the CBRA. <br /> <br />Section 13. Federal leases. This section sets forth <br />provisions controlling federal leasing within the Floodway. <br />Leases of lands owned in whole or part by the United States <br />(including Indian and other trust lands of the United States) are <br />required to be consistent with the operation and maintenance of <br />the Floodway. It also contains a separate, and parallel; <br />provision for Lake Mohave. <br /> <br />This section also clarifies that, with respect to Indian <br />lands held in trust by the United States wi thin the floodway, <br />leasing may take place if one or both of the following conditions <br />are met: 1) if the activities for which the lands are leased are <br />exempted uooer section 7 of this act, or 2) if no federal money <br />for construction or operation and maintenance is provided and if <br />the lessee, tribe, or individual has provided sufficient <br />insurance or security to insure against all reasonably <br />forseeable, direct, and consequential damages to the property of <br />the tribe, private persons, and the United States, which may <br />result from the proposed lease. <br /> <br />Section 14. Notices and Existing Laws. Section 14 <br />requires notice of certain provisions of existing law and of this <br />Act to be given to residents of areas in the Floodway and to <br />federal lessees. It provides for the continuation in the <br />floodway area of the National Flood Insurance Program (except as <br />specifically altered by the Act) and its integration with the <br />requirements, including the mapping provisions, of this Act. The <br />Department of the Interior, in carrying out its responsibilities <br />under this Act, should work closely and on a cooperative basis <br />with representatives of the Federal Einergency Management Agency <br />("FEMA") to ensure that existing programs, such as the National <br />Flood Insurance Program, can be supplemented as inexpensively and <br />effectively as possible. <br /> <br />,. <br />Section i5. Authorization of Appropriations. Section 15 <br />authorizes a total of $600,000 over a five year period, in <br />addition to any other funds now available to the Department, for <br />implementation of the Department's and FEMA's responsibilities <br />under the Act. It also provides that Sections 6 and 7 are not <br />affected by the provisions of this section. In addition, this <br />section clarifies that Indian tribes may be eligible under Public <br />Law 93-638 to contract for studies of Indian lands required under <br />the provisions of this Act. <br />