Sec. 2. Definitions
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In this Act— the term Administrator means the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency; the term agency — has the meaning given the term Executive agency in section 105 of title 5, United States Code; and does not apply to an agency that does not take agency actions in or affecting floodplains; the term agency action — means, with respect to an agency— acquiring, managing, and disposing of Federal lands and facilities; providing construction and improvements that are undertaken, financed by, or assisted by the Federal Government; and conducting Federal activities and programs that affect land use, including planning, regulating, and licensing activities relating to water and land resources; and does not include a military construction project described in section 2802 of title 10, United States Code; the term base flood means a flood that has a not less than 1 percent chance of occurring in a year; the term critical action means any agency action with respect to which the head of the agency determines a slight chance of flooding would present an unacceptable amount of risk; the term Executive Order 11988 means Executive Order 11988 (42 Fed. Reg. 26951; relating to floodplain management); the term federally funded project means an action in which Federal funds are used, with respect to a structure or facility, for new construction, for substantial improvement, or to address substantial damage; the term floodplain means, subject to section 4(b)(2), the lowland and relatively flat area that adjoins inland and coastal waters (including flood-prone areas of offshore islands); the term National Flood Insurance Program means the program established under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.); the term Standard means the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard set forth in Appendix G to Guidelines for Implementing Executive Order 11988, Floodplain Management, and Executive Order 13690, Establishing a Federal Flood Risk Management Standard and a Process for Further Soliciting and Considering Stakeholder Input, published on October 8, 2015; and the term Water Resources Council means the Council established under section 101 of the Water Resources Planning Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1962a ).
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- 42 FR 26951
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