Appendix C: VT ANR Draft List of Incentives: 02/07/07
Technical Tools and Resources Currently Available to Municipal Government in
Support of River Corridor Protection: Stream Geomorphic Assessment Data & ANR Staff Scientists GIS River Corridor Delineation Tool National Flood Insurance Program Coordinator Fluvial Erosion Hazard Program Coordinator Clean & Clear Water Action Plan River Corridor Grants Fluvial Erosion Hazard Risk Assessment & Mapping FEMA Pre-Disaster Mitigation Planning & Project Funding FEMA Hazard Mitigation and Flood Mitigation Ass. Grants Clean & Clear Action Plan River Corridor Grants Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (Ag) USDA Programs (WHIP, WRP, GRP) Riparian Corridor Conservation Easements (ANR, VLT, VRC)
Incentives for Municipal Government Promoting River Corridor Protection:
State review criteria for evaluation of competitive applications for
FEMA Pre-Disaster Mitigation, Flood Management Assistance, and Hazard Mitigation Grants provide significant consideration (25 points out of 200) if the community has “been proactive in mitigating hazards, e.g. adopting a Fluvial Erosion Hazard overlay district, adopting flood plain development regulatory restrictions that exceed FEMA’s minimum standards, or actively supporting permanent riparian corridor land conservation or similar activities”. Communities which have taken steps in support of fluvial assessments, developed river corridor plans, and/or have adopted local flood plain regulations that exceed NFIP minimum standards, are given priority for allocation of Clean & Clear River Corridor Grant funds for municipal river corridor restoration and protection project implementation. Not yet implemented, a draft rule governing the level of state assistance to municipalities in flood recovery recommends that state assistance increase from 50% to 70% of the non-federal share of recovery costs if an FEH ordinance has been adopted in the community. Over $1.5 million in FEMA PDM, NFIP Map Modernization and state funds have been allocated in support of enhanced community protection of river corridors. Over $0.5 million may soon become available subject to the successful approval of a pending PDM-C grant proposal made by the VT Association of Planning and Development Agencies in partnership with the VT ANR.