FEDERAL-AID POLICY GUIDE
September 30, 1992, Transmittal 5
NS 23 CFR 650A
Attachment 1
OPI: HNG-31
PARTICIPATION OPTIONS FOR LIMITING FLOOD DAMAGE
(NS 23 CFR 650A PARAGRAPH 4)
If a Federal-aid highway project will cause a 100-year flood elevation which is more than 1-foot higher than the base flood elevation shown on a NFIP map at either (1) a National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) insurable building or (2) an unimproved property with a substantially changed highest or best use, participation may be provided with Federal-aid highway funds by the following option which best fits the State's property management plan:
(1) Destroyed,
(2) Relocated out of the floodplain,
(3) Resold with commitment of buyer to:
(a) Relocate out of the floodplain, or
(b) Elevate the building above the new 100-year flood level or accomplish other acceptable flood proofing techniques.