Coastal Barrier Resources System: Changes to Flood Insurance Rate Maps

Coastal Barrier Resources System: Changes to Flood Insurance Rate Maps
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Since February 15, 2019, Coastal Barrier Resources System (CBRS) boundaries are no longer be depicted on static, legacy Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), but will be available through the National Flood Hazard Layer Viewer. This change to the FIRM will not impact CBRS property determinations nor any applicable prohibitions. FEMA and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are working together to update how customers access the most up-to-date information on CBRS boundaries.

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Fact Sheet
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Aerial view of an undeveloped coastal freshwater pond.
We administer the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (CBRA), which saves taxpayer dollars and encourages the conservation of storm-prone and dynamic coastal barriers by withdrawing the availability of federal funding and financial assistance within a designated set of units known as the John H. Chafee...
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