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CHAPTER 5. CAPABILITY ASSESSMENT <br />5-6 <br />management. The program has been funded for $4 million per Biennium since its establishment, with <br />additional amounts provided after severe flooding events. <br />To be eligible for FCAAP assistance, flood hazard management activities must be approved by Ecology in <br />consultation with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). A comprehensive flood <br />hazard management plan must have been completed and adopted by the appropriate local authority or be in <br />the process of being prepared in order to receive FCAAP flood damage reduction project funds. This policy <br />evolved through years of the FCMP and early years of FCAAP in response to the observation that poor <br />management in one part of a watershed may cause flooding problems in another part. <br />Local jurisdictions must participate in the NFIP and be a member in good standing to qualify for an FCAAP <br />grant. Grants up to 75 percent of total project cost are available for comprehensive flood hazard <br />management planning. Flood damage reduction projects can receive grants up to 50 percent of total project <br />cost, and must be consistent with the comprehensive flood hazard management plan. Emergency grants are <br />available to respond to unusual flood conditions. FCAAP can also be used for the purchase of flood prone <br />properties, for limited flood mapping and for flood warning systems. While historically there have been $4 <br />million in funds available per biennium, funding is not available from 2017 to 2019. <br />5.1.3 Cities and County <br />Each planning partner has prepared a jurisdiction-specific annex to this plan (see Volume 2). In preparing <br />these annexes, each partner completed a capability assessment that looked at its regulatory, technical and <br />financial capability to carry out proactive hazard mitigation. Refer to these annexes for a review of <br />regulatory codes and ordinances applicable to each planning partner. <br />5.2 REVIEW OF EXISTING PROGRAMS <br />5.2.1 Government Plans and Programs <br />44 CFR states that hazard mitigation planning must include review and incorporation, if appropriate, of <br />existing plans, studies, reports and technical information (Section 201.6.b(3)). Each of these plans and <br />programs can provide support for hazard mitigation planning, in the form of research, data, existing policies, <br />or goals for the planning area. The following plans and programs impact mitigation within the planning <br />area, and were consulted in the update of this plan: <br />• Kittitas County Countywide Planning Policies (2016) <br />The Countywide Planning Policies are to be used solely to establish a framework from which <br />the comprehensive plans of the County and cities within the county are developed and adopted, <br />pursuant to RCW 36.70A, The Growth Management Act. These policies are adopted to ensure <br />consistency and coordination among the comprehensive plans of the County and the cities. <br />• Kittitas County Comprehensive Plan (2016) <br />The comprehensive plan affects all unincorporated lands of Kittitas County of approximately <br />1,487,000 acres. The comprehensive plan is intended to conserve lands by protecting them <br />from conflicting land uses, providing sufficient services and ensuring adequate facilities . This <br />plan’s goals and objectives for land use and development, conservation, housing and <br />infrastructure, and economic development were considered in the hazard mitigation p lanning <br />process. <br />• Kittitas County Code (Titles 1-20)