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44 CFR § 9.15 - Planning programs affecting land use.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t44/s9.15"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "44 CFR § 9.15 - Planning programs affecting land use."
title_number: 44
title_name: "Emergency Management and Assistance"
section_number: "9.15"
section_name: "Planning programs affecting land use."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL"
part_number: "9"
part_name: "FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION OF WETLANDS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "6 U.S.C. 101  42 U.S.C. 4001  42 U.S.C. 4321  E.O. 11988 of May 24, 1977, 42 FR 26951, 3 CFR, 1977 Comp., p. 117; E.O. 11990 of May 24, 1977, 42 FR 26961, 3 CFR, 1977 Comp. p. 121; E.O. 13690, 80 FR 6425; E.O. 14030, 86 FR 27967."
regulatory_source: "45 FR 59526, Sept. 9, 1980, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "9"
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# 9.15 Planning programs affecting land use.

The Agency shall take floodplain management into account when formulating or evaluating any water and land use plans. No plan may be approved unless it:

(a) Reflects consideration of flood hazards and floodplain management and wetlands protection; and

(b) Prescribes planning procedures to implement the policies and requirements of the Orders and this regulation.