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PUBLIC LAW 90-448-AUG. 1, 1968

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(CHAPTER III — C O O R D I N A T I O N OF F L O O D INSURANCE W I T H LAND-MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS IN FLOODPRONE AREAS IDENTIFICATION OF FLOOD-PRONE AREAS

SEC. 1360. The Secretary is authorized to consult with, receive iiifor- j,^^^°"''"^'" ^"" Illation from, and enter into any agreements or other arrangements with the Secretaries of the Army, the Interior, Agriculture, and Commerce, the Tennessee Valley Authority, and the heads of other Federal departments or agencies, on a reimbursement basis, or with the head of any State or local agency, or enter into contracts with any persons or private firms, in order that lie may— (1) identify and publish information with respect to all flood. Publication of plain areas, including coastal areas located in the United States, which have special flood hazards, within five years following the date of the enactment of this Act, and (2) establish flood-risk zones in all such areas, and make esti- Fiood-risk mates with respect to the rates of probable flood-caused loss for the various flood-risk zones for each of these areas, within fifteen years following such date. C R I T E R I A FOR LAND MANAGEMENT AND USE

SEC. 1861. (a) The Secretary is authorized to carry out studies and investigations, utilizing to the maximum extent practicable the existing facilities and services of other Federal departments or agencies, and State and local governmental agencies, and any other organizations, with respect to the adequacy of State and local measures in floodprone areas as to land management and use, flood control, flood zoning, and flood damage prevention, and may enter into any contracts, agreements, or other appropriate arrangements to carry out such authority. (b) Such studies and investigations shall include, but not be limited to, laws, regulations, or ordinances relating to encroachments and obstructions on stream channels and floodways, the orderly development and use of flood plains of rivers or streams, floodway encroachment lines, and flood plain zoning, building codes, building permits, and subdivision or other building restrictions. (c) On the basis of such studies and investigations, and such other information as he deems necessary, the Secretary shall from time to time develop comprehensive criteria designed to encourage, where necessary, the adoption of jKirmanent State and local measures which, to the maximum extent feasible, will— (1) constrict the development of land which is exposed to flood damage where appropriate, (2) guide the development of proposed construction away from locations which are threatened by flood hazards, (3) assist in reducing damage caused by floods, and (4) otherwise improve the long-range land management and use of flood-prone areas, and he shall work closely wath and provide any necessary technical assistance to State, interstate, and local governmental agencies, to encourage the application of such criteria and the adoption and enforcement of such measures.

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