Flood Hazard Mitigation

Enhance federal policies and funding programs and promote flood hazard "avoidance" practices over those supporting "retrofits, rehabs, restorations, and replacements." These practices would includes buy-outs, land use regulation and conservation particularly at areas identified by a community or state as key attenuation assets to more evenly distribute flood energy, sediments, and debris in riverine and coastal areas. A resilient community has protected the functions of floodplains, wetlands, dunes, and river meander belts as self-maintaining natural features adjacent to their built environment. These assets should be tangible in the same way that other community infrastructure are valued.