Hazard Mitigation Action Plan (HMAP) Update
Background Paper
The Texas Colorado River Floodplain Coalition (TCRFC or Coalition) is sponsoring the development of a multi-jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan Update that will address all natural and man-caused hazards that could potentially affect communities that previously were not included in the 2004 Hazard Mitigation Plan, “Creating a Disaster Resistant Lower Colorado River Basin.” Further, the TCRFC is conducting an update of the 2004 Hazard Mitigation Plan to revise mitigation actions and risk assessments for communities in the TCRFC who wish to participate. The update will be an opportunity to evaluate successful mitigation actions and to explore other means of avoiding future disaster loss.
The goal of the plan is to minimize or eliminate the long-term risk to human life and property from known hazards by identifying and implementing cost-effective mitigation actions. Mitigation is defined by FEMA as sustained actions taken to reduce or eliminate long-term risk to people and property from hazards and their effects. The purpose of the Coalitions’ mitigation plan is twofold: to protect people and structures, and to minimize the costs of disaster response and recovery.
The updated Hazard Mitigation Plan will result in the incorporation of newly added jurisdictions to the TCRFC. The plan will be integrated into the existing Hazard Mitigation Plan for the Lower Colorado River Basin, utilizing a basin-wide approach. The plan will be prepared as an update to the existing 2004 Hazard Mitigation Plan and will reflect conditions that have changed since the completion of that plan. When complete, the updated plan will comply with all requirements promulgated by the Texas Division of Emergency Management (DEM) and all applicable provisions of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, Section 104 of the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (DMA 2000) (P.L. 106-390), and the Bunning-Bereuter-Blumenauer Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004 (P.L. 108–264), which amended the National Flood Insurance Act (NFIA) of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001, et al). It will also comply with FEMA’s February 26, 2002 Interim Final Rule (“the Rule”) at 44 CFR Part 201 which specifies the criteria for approval of mitigation plans required in Section 322 of the DMA 2000. The updated plan will also be developed in accordance with FEMA’s Community Rating System (CRS) Floodplain Management Plan standards and policies.
A FEMA-approved hazard mitigation plan is required for eligibility for grant funds through FEMA’s pre-disaster grant programs such as: Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM), Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA), Repetitive Flood Claims (RFC), and the Severe Repetitive Loss (SRL) program; and for post-disaster grant programs such as: Public Assistance (PA) and Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funding. Funds from these federal grant programs may be awarded to local governments and non-profit organizations to implement mitigation projects identified as part of a FEMA-approved hazard mitigation plan. This plan update will be prepared early in the planning process to cover communities in the TCRFC that previously were not included in the 2004 Hazard Mitigation Plan as well as new communities, and it will subsequently be integrated into the final multi-jurisdictional plan for the TCRFC upon project completion.
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Status of the Mitigation Plan Update
The TCRFC participated in an update to the 2004 Hazard Mitigation Plan for all participating jurisdictions, including the TCRFC and LCRA as a whole. This update was submitted to the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) in July of 2009. Due to an unforeseen change in personnel at TDEM, the latest revisions have not been approved for submission to FEMA. Although the review has been delayed, it is anticipated that the Plan Update will be submitted to FEMA in June or July of 2010. If any jurisdiction has changes or additions to the Plan Update, or has questions regarding the status, please review the sections below or contact Erin Capps of H2O Partners by phone at 512-769-5483 or toll free at 888-328-4151, or send a message in writing to ecapps@h2opartnersusa.com
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Appendix A
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Contact information:
Erin Capps, 888-328-4151
E-mail: ecapps@h2opartnersusa.com
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