[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 44, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 44CFR60.25]



[Page 265-266]

 

              TITLE 44--EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND ASSISTANCE

 

 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

                                SECURITY

 

PART 60_CRITERIA FOR LAND MANAGEMENT AND USE--Table of Contents

 

 Subpart C_Additional Considerations in Managing Flood-Prone, Mudslide 

       (i.e., Mudflow)-Prone and Flood-Related Erosion-Prone Areas

 

Sec. 60.25  Designation, duties, and responsibilities of State 

Coordinating Agencies.



    (a) States are encouraged to demonstrate a commitment to the minimum 

flood plain management criteria set forth in Sec. Sec. 60.3, 60.4, and 

60.5 as evidenced by the designation of an agency of State government to 

be responsible for coordinating the Program aspects of flood plain 

management in the State.

    (b) State participation in furthering the objectives of this part 

shall include maintaining capability to perform the appropriate duties 

and responsibilities as follows:

    (1) Enact, whenever necessary, legislation enabling counties and 

municipalities to regulate development within flood-prone areas;

    (2) Encourage and assist communities in qualifying for participation 

in the Program;

    (3) Guide and assist county and municipal public bodies and agencies 

in developing, implementing, and maintaining local flood plain 

management regulations;

    (4) Provide local governments and the general public with Program 

information on the coordination of local activities with Federal and 

State requirements for managing flood-prone areas;

    (5) Assist communities in disseminating information on minimum 

elevation requirements for development within flood-prone areas;



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    (6) Assist in the delineation of riverine and coastal flood-prone 

areas, whenever possible, and provide all relevant technical information 

to the Administrator;

    (7) Recommend priorities for Federal flood plain management 

activities in relation to the needs of county and municipal localities 

within the State;

    (8) Provide notification to the Administrator in the event of 

apparent irreconcilable differences between a community's local flood 

plain management program and the minimum requirements of the Program;

    (9) Establish minimum State flood plain management regulatory 

standards consistent with those established in this part and in 

conformance with other Federal and State environmental and water 

pollution standards for the prevention of pollution during periods of 

flooding;

    (10) Assure coordination and consistency of flood plain management 

activities with other State, areawide, and local planning and 

enforcement agencies;

    (11) Assist in the identification and implementation of flood hazard 

mitigation recommendations which are consistent with the minimum flood 

plain management criteria for the Program;

    (12) Participate in flood plain management training opportunities 

and other flood hazard preparedness programs whenever practicable.

    (c) Other duties and responsibilities, which may be deemed 

appropriate by the State and which are to be officially designated as 

being conducted in the capacity of the State Coordinating Agency for the 

Program, may be carried out with prior notification of the 

Administrator.

    (d) For States which have demonstrated a commitment to and 

experience in application of the minimum flood plain management criteria 

set forth in Sec. Sec. 60.3, 60.4, and 60.5 as evidenced by the 

establishment and implementation of programs which substantially 

encompass the activities described in paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of 

this section, the Administrator shall take the foregoing into account 

when:

    (1) Considering State recommendations prior to implementing Program 

activities affecting State communities;

    (2) Considering State approval or certifications of local flood 

plain management regulations as meeting the requirements of this part.



[51 FR 30309, Aug. 25, 1986]