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                                             HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 4009

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State of Washington                              53rd Legislature                             1993 Regular Session

By Representatives R. Johnson, Quall, Veloria, Rust, Kremen and J. Kohl

Read first time 02/08/93.  Referred to Committee on Environmental Affairs.

Petitioning for consistency and flexibility of actions of the United States Army Corps of Engineers and the Federal Emergency Management Agency with regard to flood projects.

          TO THE HONORABLE BILL CLINTON, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, AND TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AND TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES, IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED AND TO THE UNITED STATES ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, AND TO THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY:

          We, your Memorialists, the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Washington, in legislative session assembled, respectfully represent and petition as follows:

          WHEREAS, The damage sustained during flood events is considerable; and

          WHEREAS, Reconstruction following flood events is expensive and time consuming; and

          WHEREAS, Cooperation among federal, state, and local agencies during times of flood crises and during the reconstruction period following is essential; and

          WHEREAS, The need for regulations that provide the greatest benefit in terms of flood protection for both life, property, and fish habitat is crucial; and

          WHEREAS, Reconstruction to preflood conditions results in a continuation of the potential for future similar flood damages; and

          WHEREAS, Certain provisions of federal laws relating to reconstruction or repairs to flood-damaged facilities allow funding only to restore the facilities to preflood conditions;

          NOW THEREFORE, Your Memorialists respectfully pray that the provisions of P.L. 84-99 regulating the actions of the United States Army Corps of Engineers and P.L. 93-288 regulating the actions of the Federal Emergency Management Agency be modified to provide consistency and flexibility to the greatest extent possible for state and local government flood projects.

          BE IT RESOLVED, That copies of this Memorial be immediately transmitted to the Honorable Bill Clinton, President of the United States, the United States Army Corps of Engineers, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and each member of Congress from the State of Washington.

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