BonnieShorin

•  Currently-ProgramAnalystwiththeNa8onalMarineFisheriesService.

•  11yearsatWashingtonStateDepartmentofEcology-ShorelineManagement,CoastalZoneManagement,Sec8on401oftheCleanWaterAct,andFloodplainManagement.

•  JurisDoctoratefromUniversityofOregonSchoolofLaw,cer8ficatesinNaturalResourcesLawandinOceanandCoastalLaw

TheOregonRPA–OpportunityandObstacles

forHealthyFloodplains

HealthyFloodplains…

CentralPoint,Oregon

YoloBasin,CA

PuyallupRiver,WA

AgriculturalfloodplainscanbepreTygoodhabitat

IndustrialfloodplainarepreTybadhabitat

JuvenileChinook JuvenileChinook

mainstemrearing floodplainrearing

Photofrom“EphemeralfloodplainhabitatsprovidebestgrowthcondiBonsforjuvenileChinooksalmoninaCaliforniariver”Jeffresetal2008

InOregon,asin22,000otherNFIPpar8cipa8ngcommuni8es,floodplaindevelopmentproceedsunderthisbasicregulatoryconstruct:locallyadoptedcodes,andthefederalstandardsthatrequirethem,foundat44CFRpart60–“CriteriaforLandManagementandUse”

NFIPstandard:communi8escanfillthefloodfringewithdevelopment,un8lthe

basefloodincreasesby1foot.*

*44CFR60.3(c)(10)

ItwasareviewoftheNFIP’sstandards,notStateorLocalregula8ons,thatleadNMFStoconcludetheprogramfloodplainstandards,whenimplementedlocally,jeopardizespeciesandadverselymodifycri8calhabitat,inboththePugetSoundRegion,andinOregon–becausetheprogramallows,orevenincen8vizes,developmentinfloodplains.

Opportunity:anRPAthataddsprotec8onforfloodplainhabitat

valuesintotheNFIP

UnderESA,whenaFederalac8onJeopardizeslistedspecies,orDestroysorAdverselyModifieshabitatdesignatedascri8calforthatlistedspecies,theServiceprovidesitsrecommendedReasonableandPrudentAlternaBvetothatac8on.

“Here, FEMA has the authority in its administration of the NFIP, as discussed above, to prevent the indirect effects of its issuance of flood insurance by, for example, tailoring the eligibility criteria that it develops to prevent jeopardy to listed species. Therefore, its administration of the NFIP is a relevant cause of jeopardy to the listed species.” Key Deer v Paulison, 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, 2008

WhatdoNMFSRPA’srecommend?

OregonRPA–8years•  MoreAccurateMapping•  LimitedDevelopmentin“High

HazardArea”(floodwayorcmz)

•  Mi8gateImpactsofDevelopment*

•  CollectDevelopmentDataandReport

•  GiveCRSpointsforcommuni8eswithearlyRPAcompliance

*ClearandObjec8veRegulatorystandardappliesuniformly

PugetSoundRPA–3years•  MoreAccurateMapping•  NoAdverseEffects*in

“ProtectedArea”(250feet)•  Mi8gateImpactsof

DevelopmentinFloodFringe

•  CollectDevelopmentDataandReport

•  ChangeCRSpointsforopenspaceprotec8on

•  Onlyaccreditleveesthatretainvegeta8on

*Performancebasedstandard

Obstacles:Misunderstanding

Obstacles:Misinforma8on

Obstacles:Inaccuracy

FEMA’sAuthori8es“Congressknewthiswasnotasoundactuarialprogrambutagreedtotakethatriskonlybecausewecouldgetlanduse.”StatementofMr.Bernstein,p36….“Weareencouragedthattheadministra8onproposalcon8nuesafirmposi8onwithrespecttoadequateandresponsivelandusecontrolmeasures.Weconsidersuchrequirementstobeabsolutelyessen7altothelong-rangesuccessofthefloodinsuranceprogram.Withoutsuchprovisionstocontrolfuturedevelopmentofflood-pronearea,con8nuanceofaviablefloodinsuranceprogramcouldverywellbeinjeopardy.”StatementofRobertsonMackay,Chairman,Na7onalFloodInsurersAssocia7on.ExcerptedfromHearingsontheExpansionoftheNa7onalFloodInsuranceProgram,May,1973.

FEMA’sAuthori8es

42USC4102(c)…developcomprehensivecriteriadesignedtoencourage,wherenecessary,theadop7onofadequatestateandlocalmeasureswhich,tothemaximumextentfeasible,will(1)constrictthedevelopmentoflandwhichisexposedtoflooddamagewhereappropriate,(2)guidethedevelopmentofproposedconstruc7onawayfromloca8onswhicharethreatenedbyfloodhazards

Realopportunity

•  NFIPcanberetooledtoincludestandardsthatprotectareasthathavehighestriskofflooddamagefromdevelopment–preserva8onofnaturalfloodplainfunc8onsandvalues

•  NFIPcanberetooledtoincludeami8ga8onofimpactsstandard–restora8onoffloodplainfunc8onsandvalues.

UnderpinningofPugetSoundRPA–2008AndofOregonRPA-2016

Real,butdwindling,opportunity

AUNIFIEDNATIONALPROGRAMFOR

FLOODPLAINMANAGEMENT1994

AUNIFIEDNATIONALPROGRAMFOR

FLOODPLAINMANAGEMENT1986

NaturalandBeneficialValuesExecu8veOrder11988signedbyPresidentCarterin1977,states:Eachagencyshallprovideleadershipandshalltakeac7ontoreducetheriskoffloodloss,tominimizetheimpactoffloodsonhumansafety,healthandwelfare,andtorestoreandpreservethenaturalandbeneficialvaluesservedbyfloodplainsincarryingoutitsresponsibili8es…

Theperceivedobstaclesarealsonotnew…

StatementofHon.RobertBlackwell,MayorHighlandParkMichigan,May9,1973

QuesBons?

Bonnie.Shorin@noaa.gov.NMFSOregon-WashingtonCoastalOffice510DesmondDrive,LaceyWA98503.(360)753-9578.

FEMA’sAuthori8es42USC4121(c)theterm“flood”shallalsoincludethecollapseorsubsidenceoflandalongtheshoreofalakeorotherbodyofwaterasaresultoferosionorunderminingcausedbywavesorcurrentsofwaterexceedingan8cipatedcyclicallevels…