Comprehensive land use planning in particular is repeatedly singled out for support in the Coastal Master Plan (rec. c.i, p. F2-16). Other areas worthy of similar support include: • Grant application support • Public outreach, education, and information • CRS administration • Hazard mitigation The intent of the nonstructural risk reduction funds would be to close gaps between existing resources and existing capacity needs. Therefore,
• Present a regional alliance of local governments and/or positive regional impacts (supports Rec. a.iii, p. F2-15) • Can demonstrate consistency/ concurrency with the Coastal Master Plan or a direct linkage to past, ongoing, or future structural investments under the Coastal Master Plan (supports Rec. b.iv, p. F2-16) • Can demonstrate consistency/ concurrency with local land use, storm water, redevelopment, economic development, emergency response, hazard mitigation, and evacuation plans (supports rec. on pp. F2-7; rec. b.i, p. F2-15).
in order to be eligible for capacity-support in program-areas where funding already exists through specific state agencies (e.g., floodplain management via DOTD), local governments
Defining “comprehensive land use plan”
would have to demonstrate efforts to secure
Certain new funding streams specifically require
such capacity through other avenues.
that grant recipients in Louisiana “shall certify
Furthermore, municipal and parish governments
to the Governor of the State that the parish
applying for such support should be required to
has completed a comprehensive land use plan”
demonstrate relative need, in order to prioritize
(HR 4348, Subtitle F (the RESTORE Act), p. 187).
allocation of scarce resources to jurisdictions
Through the State’s rule-making process and/or
that would not otherwise be able to pay for such
through CPRA’s development of the program,
capacity on their own.
the obvious legislative intent of this language should be enforced, such that “comprehensive land use plan” is interpreted as the equivalent of
Preference for comprehensive, regional, and planconcurrent projects The overall CPRA Flood Risk & Resilience Program Framework is currently being developed by the CPRA’s planning team, with input from the CPRA Board Nonstructural Subcommittee, Resilience Advisory Group, and 2017 Master Plan Focus Groups.
“master plan” under La. RS 33:108.
Inclusion of nonstructural program implementation status into annual plan The status of nonstructural funding and planning appropriations, as well as project implementation status, should be addressed in each annual plan.
Through this process, strong preference – through weighted scoring – should be given to grant applications that:
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