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Elelief ?&ct of 1974 ( P u b . L. 93--283).
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(Pub. L. 92-583), as amended Public:
Law 94370.
(5) Water Resources Planning AcL
(Pub. L. 89-90), a s amended Public Law
94-112 (October 16, 1975).
(6) T i t l e I , National Environmental
Policy Act (Pub. L. 91-190).
(7) Land and Water Conservation
Fund Act (Pub. L. 89-578), a.nd subsequent a m e n d m e n t s thereto.
(8) Water Resources Council, Principals and S t a n d a r d s for Planning,
Water and Related L a n d Resources (38
F R 21778-24869, September 10, 1973).
(9) Executive Order 11593 (Protection
and Enchancement of t h e Cultural E n vironment), dated May 13, 1972 (36 F R
8921, May 15, 1971).
110) 89th Cong., 2nd Session, H.D. 465.
(11) Required land use element for
co~nprehensive pla.nning assistance
under section 701 of t h e Housing Act of
1954, a s amended b y t h e Honsillg and
Community Development A c t of 1974
(24 CFR 600.72).
(12) Executive Order 11990 (Protection
of Wetlands, dated May 24, 1977 (42 F R
26951, May 25, 1977)).
1131 Water Resources Council (Guidance for Floodplain Management) (42
F R 52590, September 30, 1977).
(14) Unified National P r o g r a m for
Flooclplain Management of t h e IJnited
S t a t e s Water Resources Council, J u l y
1976.
1c) The following reference guidelines
represent t h e views of t h e Federal Insumnce Administration with respect t o
t h e m a n d a t o r y purchase of flood insurance under section 102 of t h e Flood Disa s t e r P r o t e c t i o n A c t of 1973: Mandat o r y P u r c h a s e of Flood Insurance
Guidelines 154 F R 2966g29695, J u l y 13,
1989).
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l l l J?£t46968, Oct. 26, 1976. as amended a t 43
13'R7140, F e b 17, 1978. Redesignated a t 44 FR
.j1177,Mag 31, 1979, and a m e n d e d a t 57 F R
19540,May 7,19921
Subpart 13-Eligibility
Requirements
4 59.21 Purpose of subpart.
This s u b p a r t l i s t s actions t h a t m u s t
be taken b y a c o m m u n i t y t o become el-
$59.22 Prerequisites for the sale of
flood insurance.
( a ) To qualify for flood insurance
.:%ilabilitya community shall apply
Ia. t h e entire a r e a within i t s jurisdict i o : and shall submit:
(i ; Copies of legislative and executive
actions indicating a local need for
flood insurance and a n explicit desire
t,c: , ~ n r t i c i p a t in
e t h e Natioilal Flood InSi:i . ~ n c e
Program;
(2) Citations t o S t a t e and local s t a t u t e s and ordinances authorizing actions regulating land use and copies of
t h e local laws and regulations cited;
(3) A copy of t h e flood plain managem e n t regulations t h e c o m m u n i t ~h~a s
adopted t o m e e t t h e requirements of
$960.3, 60.4 and/or $60.5 of t h i s subchapter. This submission shall include
copies of angr zoning, building, and subdivision regulations, h e a l t h codes, special purpose ordinances (such a s a flood
plain ordinance, grading ordinance, or
flood-related erosion control ordinance), and a n y other corrective and
preventive measures enacted t o reduce
or prevent flood, mudslide (i.e., mudflow) or flood-related erosion damage;
(4) A l i s t of t h e incorporated communities within t h e applicant's boundaries;
(5) E s t i m a t e s relating t o t h e commun i t y a s a whole and t o t h e flood,
mudslide (i.e., mudflow) and flood-related erosion prone areas concerning:
(i) Population;
(ii) Number of one t o four family
residences;
(iii) Number of small businesses; and
(iv) Number of all other structures.
(6) Address of a local repository, such
a s a municipal' building, where t h e
Flood Hazard Boundary Maps (FHBTvI's)
and Flood Insurance R a t e Maps
(FIRM'S) will be made available for
public inspection;
( 7 ) A s u m m a r y of a n y S t a t e or Federal activities with respect t o flood
plain, rnudslide (i.e., mudflow) or floodrelated erosion area management within the community, such as fed,erallyfended flood control projects and
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p ~ 4 1 1 1 mant h a t all FHBM's and FIRM'S accuagement regulatio is;
r a t e l y represent t h e community's
(8) A commjtmt.nt to recognize and
bound aries, include within such notifiduly evaluate fli lod, mudslide (i.e., cation a copy of a m a p of t h e cornmumudflow) andior : lood-related erosion n i t y suitable for reproduction. clearly
hazards i n all of!' cia1 actjons i n t h e delineating t h e new corporate l i m i t s or
areas having spe. ial flood, mudslide
new a r e a for which the c o m m u n i t , ~has
(i.e., mudflow) and. 3r flood-related ero- assumed or relinquished flood plain
sion hazards and t o ta.lie such other of- management regulatory a u t h o r i t y .
ficial action reaso.ia.bl;v necessary t o
(b) An applicant shall legislatively:
carry out t h e objl:ctives of the pro(1) Appoint or designate t h e agency
gram; and
or official with t h e responsibility, au(9) A commitment, t o :
thority,
and means t o implement the
(i) Assist the Adinlnistrator a t hisis
commitments
made in paragraph (a) of
her request, i n h i s h e r delineation of
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section,
and
t h e l i m i t s of t h e areas having special
(2) Designate the official responsible
flood, mudslide (i.e.; mudflow) or floodt o submit a report t o the Adminisrelated erosion hazards;
(ii) /Provide such information con- t r a t o r concerning t h e community parcerning present uses and occupancy of ticipation i n t h e Program, including,
the flood plain, mudslide (i.e., mud- b u t not, limited t o t h e development and
flow) or flood-related erosioi~areas a s implementation of flood plain managem e n t regulations. This report shall be
the Administrator nlay request;
submitted annually or biennially a s de(iii) Maintain for public jilspection
and furnish upon request, for t h e deter- termined by t h e Administrator.
(c) The documents requlred by paramination of applicable flood insurance
risk premium r a t e s within all areas graph (a) of t h i s section and evidei~c~e
having special flood hazards identified
of t h e actions required by paragraph
on a FHBM or FIRhII, any certificates (b) of this section shall be submitted to
of floodproofing, and i n f o r m a t i o ~ l on t h e Federal Emergency Management
the elevation (in relation t o meail sea Agency, Washington PC 20572.
level) of the level of the lowest floor
(including basement) of all new or sub- [41 FR 46960, Oct. 26, 1976. R e d e s i g n a t e d a t 44
FR 31177, M a y 31, 1979 a n d a m e n d e d a t 48 F R
stantially improved structures, and in- 29318,
J u n e 24, 1983; 48 FR 44543 a n d 44552,
clude whether or n o t such s t r u c t u r e s S e p t . 29, 1983; 49 FR 4751. Feb. 8 , 1984; 49 F R
contain a basement, and if t h e struc- 33656, Aug. 24, 1984; 50 FR 36023, Sept. 4 , 19851
t u r e has been floodproofed, t h e elevation (in relation t o mean Sea level) $59.23 Priorities for the sale of flood
to
which
the
s t r u c t l ~ r e was
insurance under the regular proflood~roofed:
-gi-am.
(ivy cooperate with Federal, S t a t e ,
Flood-prone, mudslide (i.e., mudflow)
and local agencies and private firms and flood-related erosion prone coinwhich undertake t o study, survey, munities a r e placed on a register of
map, and identify flood plain, mudslide
areas eligible for ratemaking studies
(i.e., mudflow) or flood-related erosion
and then selected from t h i s register for
areas, and cooperate with neighboring
ratemaking. studies on t h e basis of the
comlnunities with respect t o t h e manfollowing considerationsagement of adjoining flood plain, mud(a) Recommendations of S t a t e offislide (i.e., mudflow) and/or- flood-recials;
lated erosion areas i n order t o prevent
(b) Location of cominunity and uraggravation of existing hazards;
gency of need for flood insurance;
(v) Upon occurrence, notify t h e Ad(c) Population of c o m ~ n u n i t yand inministrator i n writing whenever the
tensity of existing or proposed developboundaries of t h e community have
m e n t of t h e flood plain, t h e mudslide
been modified by annexation or the
community has otherwise assumed or (i.e., mudflow) and t h e flood-related
erosion area:
no longer has a u t h o r i t y t o adopt and
enforce . flood plain management regu(d) Availability of informatiion on the
lations for a particular area. In order
community with respect t o its flood,
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