44 CFR § 73.2 - Definitions.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t44/s73.2"
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title: "44 CFR § 73.2 - Definitions."
title_number: 44
title_name: "Emergency Management and Assistance"
section_number: "73.2"
section_name: "Definitions."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "INSURANCE AND HAZARD MITIGATION"
part_number: "73"
part_name: "IMPLEMENTATION OF SECTION 1316 OF THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE ACT OF 1968"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 4001 Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978; E.O. 12127."
regulatory_source: "51 FR 30318, Aug. 25, 1986, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "73"
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# 73.2 Definitions.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this part, the definitions set forth in part 59 of this subchapter are applicable to this part.
(b) For the purpose of this part a *duly constituted State or local zoning authority or other authorized public body* means an official or body authorized under State or local law to declare a structure to be in violation of a law, regulation or ordinance.
(c) For the purpose of this part, *State or local laws, regulations or ordinances intended to discourage or restrict development or occupancy of flood-prone areas* are measures such as those defined as *Flood plain management regulations* in § 59.1 of this subchapter. Such measures are referred to in this part as State or local flood plain management regulations.