[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 44, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 44CFR60.25]

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              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;
    (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;

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    (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]