R.19. Establish strong federal floodplain Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) has additional management rules for federal investments and expertise and information such tools and can actions that are based on the principles of long provide assistance. term resiliency including from climate change, – use of natural ecosystems for resilience/sustainability and flood damage reduction. R. 20. sustained state and local flood hazard Moved to H. 23. mitigation grant programs that can complement federal investments in hazard mitigation. R. 21. Provide incentives (CRS, disaster relief and others) for all state and local managers to be CFMs. R. 22. Pass sufficient enabling authority for regions This is a state issue. The feds cannot dictate or and communities to develop stormwater utilities authorize local/regional utilities stormwater or – or similar mechanisms that can provide resources otherwise. for an array of flood risk management and loss reduction actions. R. 23. FEMA should develop and implement a Clarify type program to assist states in building state flood risk is not a federal responsibility hazard mitigation capability. Doesn’t this already exist? Should this move to H. Building State & Local Capability S.1. Support and provide incentives to states in Question received: would this work since it is tied efforts to encourage progressive state and local to a CIN? programs and activities, including NAI approaches (explore allowing states to participate in the CRS program) S.2. Develop procedures and implement the Include a reference to the associated legislation state” concept “managing UNCLEAR WHAT THIS IS REFERRING TO Recommendation to delete completely: This was piloted during the past year with 1 state per FEMA region. Addressed in H. Mitigation. S.3. Increase funding for federal programs that This is Risk MAP. Risk MAP can provide not only provide technical expertise that supports state maps and depth grids, but also “Mitigation mitigation strategies and the production of Planning Technical assistance” and “Mitigation mitigation grant applications Technical Assistance”. Perhaps an ASFPM recommendation should be that FEMA better define what these services are/should be, with the input of states, locals, ASFPM, etc.
R.19. Establish strong federal floodplain management rules for federal investments and actions that are based on the principles of long term resiliency – including from climate change, use of natural ecosystems for resilience/sustainability and flood damage reduction. Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) has additional expertise and information such tools and can provide assistance. R. 20. sustained state and local flood hazard mitigation grant programs that can complement federal investments in hazard mitigation. Moved to H. 23. R. 21. Provide incentives (CRS, disaster relief and others) for all state and local managers to be CFMs. R. 22. Pass sufficient enabling authority for regions and communities to develop stormwater utilities or similar mechanisms that can provide resources for an array of flood risk management and loss reduction actions. This is a state issue. The feds cannot dictate or authorize local/regional utilities – stormwater or otherwise. R. 23. FEMA should develop and implement a type program to assist states in building state hazard mitigation capability. Clarify flood risk is not a federal responsibility Doesn’t this already exist? Should this move to H. Building State & Local Capability S.1. Support and provide incentives to states in efforts to encourage progressive state and local programs and activities, including NAI approaches (explore allowing states to participate in the CRS program) Question received: would this work since it is tied to a CIN? S.2. Develop procedures and implement the “managing state” concept Include a reference to the associated legislation UNCLEAR WHAT THIS IS REFERRING TO Recommendation to delete completely: This was piloted during the past year with 1 state per FEMA region. Addressed in H. Mitigation. S.3. Increase funding for federal programs that provide technical expertise that supports state mitigation strategies and the production of mitigation grant applications This is Risk MAP. Risk MAP can provide not only maps and depth grids, but also “Mitigation Planning Technical assistance” and “Mitigation Technical Assistance”. Perhaps an ASFPM recommendation should be that FEMA better define what these services are/should be, with the input of states, locals, ASFPM, etc.
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