[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 44, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 44CFR9.2]

[Page 82]
 
              TITLE 44--EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND ASSISTANCE
 
 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 
                                SECURITY
 
PART 9_FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION OF WETLANDS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 9.2  Policy.

    (a) FEMA shall take no action unless and until the requirements of 
this regulation are complied with.
    (b) It is the policy of the Agency to provide leadership in 
floodplain management and the protection of wetlands. Further, the 
Agency shall integrate the goals of the Orders to the greatest possible 
degree into its procedures for implementing NEPA. The Agency shall take 
action to:
    (1) Avoid long- and short-term adverse impacts associated with the 
occupancy and modification of floodplains and the destruction and 
modification of wetlands;
    (2) Avoid direct and indirect support of floodplain development and 
new construction in wetlands wherever there is a practicable 
alternative;
    (3) Reduce the risk of flood loss;
    (4) Promote the use of nonstructural flood protection methods to 
reduce the risk of flood loss;
    (5) Minimize the impact of floods on human health, safety and 
welfare;
    (6) Minimize the destruction, loss or degradation of wetlands;
    (7) Restore and preserve the natural and beneficial values served by 
floodplains;
    (8) Preserve and enhance the natural values of wetlands;
    (9) Involve the public throughout the floodplain management and 
wetlands protection decision-making process;
    (10) Adhere to the objectives of the Unified National Program for 
Floodplain Management; and
    (11) Improve and coordinate the Agency's plans, programs, functions 
and resources so that the Nation may attain the widest range of 
beneficial uses of the environment without degradation or risk to health 
and safety.