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THE PRESIDENT (3) All executive agencies responsible for thedisp"""Lnf F..lo_l lands_or pmperties shall evaluate flood hazards m connection with rBllds or propertieS proJ?U6O<l for disp05D.I w non-Federalr.ubIic instru- mentalitIes or priva.te mterests and., as .may be desirab 6 in order to minimize future Federal expenditures for flood protection and flood disa.~~ ,..lief. and .. far as praclicobl.., shan attach appropriate J<lSlnctIons., w,th respect w uses of the lands or properlies"liy -the J>u",noser and his sne<:es80rs and may withhold such.l.nds or proper- ties from disposal. In carrying out ffiis pnragraph, each executive agency ma.y make appropriate allowance for any est.imated loss in sales price :r:esulting from the incorporation of use. restrictions in the disp""al documents. (4) All executive .gencies responsible for programs which entail land use plannin.!!' shall take flood hazards into a.ccount when evaluat- rng prans and 01..11 encourage I.nd use .ppropri.te w the degree of hazard involved. . SEC. 2. A13 may be permitted by law, the head of ellCh executive agenef shall is.<:jue llppro'pl'iat.e rules and regulations to govern the carryrng out of the provislOllS of Sechon 1 oJ fiiis order by his agency. SEC. S. Requests for flood l>azard information may be addressed to the Secretary 01 ihe Anny or, in the caSe otll1nQs lying in U.e basin of the Tennessee Riyer, to the Tennessee Valley AuthorIty. The Secre.- tary OI: the Tennessee Valley Authority sha.ll provide such information as may be available, including requested guIdance on flood proofing. The Department of Agriculture, DeparLnent of the Interior, Depart- ment of Commerce, Department of Jlousing and Urban Development, and Ollko of Emergency Planning, nnd Dony other executive agency which may have information and data relnting to floods shall cooper- ate with the SecretaQ' of the Army in "provid~ such information and in developing procedures to process information requests.. SEC. 4. An., re<.l.uests for n...Epropriat.ion_s for Federal constroction of new buiJdLn!!'S, structures, roads,. or other facilities transmitted fa the Bureau of tt.e Budget by an executive agency shall be accompanied by a statement by the head of U.e aaency on the fiudings of his agency's evalua.tion and consideration 01 floOd hazards in the develop- : ment of such requests. SEC. 5. A1J used in this order, the term "exl"Cutive agency" includes any department, establishment, corporation, or other organizational entity of the executive bra.nch of the Government. SEC. 6. The executire agencies shall proceed immediately to develop such procedures, regulations, and informa.tion as are provided for in, or may be necessary to carry out, the provisions of Sections I, 2, and a of this order. In other respects this order shall take effect on Jann- ary 1,1967. LYNDON B. JOHNSON THE WHITE HOUSE, AUflU't 10, 1968. [F.R. Doc. CG-8838; FlIed. Aug. 10, 1060; 12: 14 p.m.] IEDBAL 1IG1srn. VOL JI, NO. l5S-ncUISDAY, AUGUsT 11, 1'"