33 CFR § 238.9 - Local cooperation.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t33/s238.9"
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title: "33 CFR § 238.9 - Local cooperation."
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "238.9"
section_name: "Local cooperation."
chapter_name: "CORPS OF ENGINEERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE"
part_number: "238"
part_name: "WATER RESOURCES POLICIES AND AUTHORITIES: FLOOD DAMAGE REDUCTION MEASURES IN URBAN AREAS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "Pub. L. 738, 74th Congress, 33 U.S.C. 701a."
regulatory_source: "45 FR 71801, Oct. 30, 1980, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "238"
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# 238.9 Local cooperation.

(a) Cost sharing and other provisions of local cooperation shall be in conformity with applicable regulations for structural and non-structural flood damage reduction measures.

(b) Responsible non-Federal entities will be required to provide satisfactory assurances that they will adopt, enforce, and adhere to a sound, comprehensive plan for flood plain management for overflow areas of communities involved. To this end, District Engineers will inform HUD, and other concerned Federal and non-Federal planning and governing agencies, of flood plain management services available under Section 206 of the Flood Control Act of 1960, as amended (33 U.S.C. 709a).