Title 33, Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-102
§709b Flood Hazard Information
Title 33 › CHAPTER 15 — FLOOD CONTROL › § 709b
Summary
Make flood-hazard information available to the public. The Secretary, FEMA, and the Soil Conservation Service must post, share, and provide educational materials about flood-prone areas.
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Title 33, §709b
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The Secretary, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the Administrator of the Soil Conservation Service shall take necessary actions, including the posting and distribution of information and the preparation and distribution of educational materials and programs, to ensure that information relating to flood hazard areas is generally available to the public.
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Change of Name
“Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency” substituted for “Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency” in text on authority of section 612(c) of Pub. L. 109–295, set out as a note under section 313 of Title 6, Domestic Security. Any reference to the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency in title VI of Pub. L. 109–295 or an amendment by title VI to be considered to refer and apply to the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency until Mar. 31, 2007, see section 612(f)(2) of Pub. L. 109–295, set out as a note under section 313 of Title 6. “Secretary” Defined Secretary means the Secretary of the Army, see section 2201 of this title.
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33 U.S.C. § 709b
Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102