Sec. 3. Sense of Congress
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It is the sense of Congress that— it should be the policy of the United States to improve the resiliency of communities and assets of the Federal Government against the impacts of flooding; the impacts of flooding are anticipated to increase over time due to increased future risk and greater development on floodplains; losses caused by flooding affect— the environment; the economic prosperity of the United States; public health and safety; and the national security of the United States; the Federal Government must take action, informed by the best available and actionable science, to improve the preparedness and resilience of the United States with respect to flooding;
Executive Order 11988 requires agencies to avoid— to the maximum extent practicable, the long- and short-term adverse impacts associated with the occupancy and modification of floodplains; and direct or indirect support of floodplain development whenever a more practicable alternative is available; to implement Executive Order 11988, the Federal Government has developed processes for evaluating the impacts of Federal actions in or affecting floodplains; in June 2013, an interagency effort to create a new flood risk reduction standard for federally funded projects was initiated; in establishing the standard described in paragraph (7), the views of governors, mayors, and interested members of the public were solicited and considered; the result of the efforts described in paragraphs
(7)and
(8)is the Standard, a flexible framework to increase resilience against flooding and help preserve the natural values of floodplains; and enacting the Standard will ensure that agencies expand management from the base flood level in effect as of the date of enactment of this Act to a higher vertical elevation and a corresponding horizontal floodplain in order to— address current and future flood risk; and ensure that federally funded projects last as long as intended.
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