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County and city officials warn FEMA’s fast‑moving floodplain rules could limit development and impose new local duties
Summary
County Commissioner Casey Garrett and Columbia Economic Team staff told the committee FEMA has issued pre‑implementation requirements that counties must respond to by Dec. 1; speakers warned the rules could expand buffers, affect mitigation and insurance, and force local governments to implement and enforce new standards before the EIS and full public process are complete.
County Commissioner Casey Garrett and Columbia Economic Team representative Paul Vogel briefed the committee on rapidly changing FEMA guidance and a related pre‑implementation compliance measure (PICM). Garrett said his understanding is that "this will affect all floodplains" and that counties are preparing for widespread impacts on development and maintenance in floodplain areas.
Paul Vogel and others described an August letter and…
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