Definitions

In this Act: (1) Administrator The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency or any successor agency. (2) Agency The term agency — (A) has the meaning given the term Executive agency in section 105 of title 5, United States Code; and (B) does not apply to an agency that does not take agency actions in or affecting floodplains. (3) Agency action The term agency action — (A) means, with respect to an agency— (i) acquiring, managing, and disposing of Federal lands and facilities; (ii) providing construction and improvements that are undertaken, financed by, or assisted by the Federal Government; and (iii) conducting Federal activities and programs that affect land use, including planning, regulating, and licensing activities relating to water and land resources; and (B) does not include a military construction project described in section 2802 of title 10, United States Code. (4) Base flood The term base flood means a flood that has a not less than 1 percent chance of occurring in a year. (5) Critical action The term critical action means any agency action with respect to which the head of the agency determines a slight chance of flooding would present an unacceptable amount of risk. (6) Emergency The term emergency means a situation that would result in an unacceptable hazard to life, a significant loss of property, or an immediate, unforeseen, and significant economic hardship. (7) Executive Order 11988 The term Executive Order 11988 means Executive Order 11988 (42 Fed. Reg. 26951; relating to floodplain management). (8) Federally funded project The term federally funded project means an action in which Federal funds are used, with respect to a structure or facility, for new construction, for substantial improvement, or to address substantial damage. (9) Floodplain The term floodplain means, subject to section 4(b)(2), the lowland and relatively flat area that adjoins inland and coastal waters (including flood-prone areas of offshore islands). (10) National Flood Insurance Program The term National Flood Insurance Program means the program established under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.). (11) Standard The term Standard means the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard set forth in Appendix G to Guidelines for Implementing Executive Order 11988, Floodplain Management, and Executive Order 13690, Establishing a Federal Flood Risk Management Standard and a Process for Further Soliciting and Considering Stakeholder Input, published on October 8, 2015. (12) Water Resources Council The term Water Resources Council means the Council established under section 101 of the Water Resources Planning Act (42 U.S.C. 1962a).