Minimizing Roadway Embankment Damage from Flooding (2016) / Chapter Skim
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53 CHAPTER SIX LEGAL, REGULATORY, AND FUNDING ASPECTS INTRODUCTION Design to minimize damage of roadway embankments during flooding is subject to a number of legal, regulatory, and funding limitations. Key issues include deciding how to design the embankment and determining the available funding options.
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54 FUNDING OPTIONS Failures among roadway embankments resulting from flooding are commonly encountered, and they impose challenging situations and burdensome costs. Two federal emergency reimbursement programs -- FHWA Emergency Relief (ER)
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55 The FEMA PA program has a larger scope than that of the FHWA ER program. The applicant to the FEMA PA program could be a state agency, local government, Indian tribe, authorized tribal organization, Alaska Native village or organization, or one of certain private nonprofit organizations that submit a request for disaster assistance under the presidentially declared major disaster or emergency.
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56 Nakanishi and Auza (2015) , state DOTs are generally knowledgeable of FHWA and federal aid processes and related procedures.
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