[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: 44CFR9.2]



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              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.