2018-03-12-minutes-public-works-study-session

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MoLd-M.- 1. INTRODUCTION The Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 (Biggert-Waters), asamended bythe Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014, directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Emergency ManagementAgency(FEMA), to notify Members of Congress when constituents In their Dlstrictswill be affected by a flood mapping update. Public Law 112-141, div. F, title 11, §100216, July 6, 2012,126 Stat. 927; Pub. L. 113-B9, §§27,30, Ma r. 21,2014, 128 Stat. 1033, 1034,42 U.S.C. §4101b (d) (1)(G)(i) and (H) (2014). Under Biggert-Waters: The Administrator shall not less than 30 days before issuance of any preliminary map, notify the Senators for each State affected and each Member of the House of Representativesfor each congressional district affected by the preliminary map in writing of the estimated schedule for: o Community meetings regarding the preliminary map o Publication of notices regardingthe preliminary map in local newspapers o The commencement of the appeals process regarding the map See Biggert-Waters, asamended, at42 U.S.0 §4101b (d)(1)(G)(1).1 Biggert-Waters also states: The Administrator shall upon the issuance of any proposed map and any notice of an opportunity to make an appeal relatingtothe proposed map, notifythe Senators for eachState affected and each Member of the House of Representativesfor each congressional district affected by the proposed map of anyactiontaken by the Administrator with respect tothe proposed map or an appeal relatingtothe proposed map. See Biggert-Waters, asamended, at42 U.S.C, §4101b (d)(1)(H). In accordance with these requirements, this document serves as notification to Congress and provides details on studies withan estimated Issuance of preliminary or reed preliminary flood maps in the current month and the next two months, and studies for which preliminary or revised preliminary flood maps and/or Lettersof Final Determination (LFD) were issued last morrth.2 LFDs are the actions taken by FEMA to finalize the flood hazard data shown on a preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM). This document also provides details on statutoryadministrative appeal periods3 (appeal periods) thatwere initiated and ma ps that went effective last month. L FEMA i s working to develop the additional administrative process required to implement 42 U.S.C. §4101b (d)(1)(G)(11) and will updatethis Notice as appropriate. 2 For definitions of fl ood map, VD, and other terms, please refer to Appendix B. For more data i Is, see "Information on `Appeal Start Action," i n Section 4.3. f 7EI" Notice to Congress: Monthly Update an Flood Mapping ue ee m be r 2097