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Overview of Public Law (PL) 84-99 Advanced Measures

Public Law 84-99 outlines measures for flood control and coastal emergencies through advance, response, and recovery steps. The law enables USACE to provide technical assistance, materials, and support to states during emergencies.

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Overview of Public Law (PL) 84-99 Advanced Measures

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  1. Overview of Public Law (PL) 84-99Advanced Measures Contingency Operations Directorate

  2. Public Law 84-99 Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies • Prepare: Advance Measures • Imminent threat / Unusual flooding • Temporary in nature • Protects life and property • Respond: Floodfight • Save life and property • Temporary in nature • Emergency Debris • Emergency Infrastructure • Recover: Levee Rehabilitation • Levees in Federal Program • Mitigate • Identify mitigation opportunities • Intergovernmental TF

  3. USACE Authorities and ActivitiesPL 84-99 • Disaster Preparedness • Emergency Operations • Rehabilitation & Insp. • Water Assistance • Advance Measures • Hazard Mitigation • USACE Provides: • Emergency Technical & Direct assistance in response to flood and coastal storm. • Provided upon request for assistance by States. • Assistance supplements State and local actions & capabilities A Comprehensive Flood Response Infrastructure

  4. USACE Authorities and ActivitiesPL 84-99 • Disaster Preparedness • Emergency Operations • Rehabilitation & Insp. • Water Assistance • Advance Measures • Hazard Mitigation • Planning for Quick and Effective Response • Training • Stockpiling Supplies and Critical Flood Fight Materials • Public Assistance Including Liaison, Coordination, and Inspections

  5. USACE Authorities and ActivitiesPL 84-99 • Disaster Preparedness • Emergency Operations • Rehabilitation & Insp. • Water Assistance • Advance Measures • Hazard Mitigation • Flood Fighting • Technical Assistance • Furnishing Materials • Rescue Operations • Contracting for • Emergency Construction • Post Flood Response • Debris Clearance of Critical Transportation Routes, Public Services, and Utilities • Field Investigation & Reconnaissance of Flood Potential • After Action Review & Reporting

  6. Response OperationsFlood Response • Criteria for assistance: • EOC Activation / Declaration • Flood stage or higher • Local resources are fully employed • Request through State • Temporary in nature • Save human life or improved property

  7. USACE Authorities and ActivitiesPL 84-99 • Disaster Preparedness • Emergency Operations • Rehabilitation & Insp. • Water Assistance • Advance Measures • Hazard Mitigation • Repair active flood damage reduction system. • Repair any Federally Constructed hurricane or shore protection system. • Initial Eligibility Inspections • Continuing Eligibility Inspections • Interagency Levee Task Force

  8. USACE Authorities and ActivitiesPL 84-99 • Disaster Preparedness • Emergency Operations • Rehabilitation • Water Assistance • Advance Measures • Hazard Mitigation • Provide Clean Water Supply Due to Water Source Contamination. • For Assistance Due to Droughts: • Covers Well Drilling (Reimbursable) • Transportation (Not Supply) of Water Resources at Federal Expense

  9. Water AssistanceContaminated Water Source • Contamination must be EPA listed, identified by responsible public health official, or otherwise specifically identified • Water use MUST be for minimal human use • Assistance limited to 30 days

  10. Water AssistanceDrought • Drought Declaration must be issued by ASA(CW) or DCW • Water for minimal human use only • Assistance limited to 30 days

  11. USACE Authorities and ActivitiesPL 84-99 • Disaster Preparedness • Emergency Operations • Rehabilitation • Water Assistance • Advance Measures • Hazard Mitigation • Preventative Temporary Works Executed Prior to Predicted Unusual Flooding • Examples: • Creating a Ring Levee Around Critical Facilities • Adding Height or Reinforcing Existing Levees

  12. Advance MeasuresPurpose • Advance Measures are performed due to an imminent threat of unusual flooding for protection against loss of life and damages to urban areas and/or public facilities. • Advance Measures assistance may only be provided prior to a flood, a hurricane or coastal storm, or a storm on an inland body of water or a closed basin flood.

  13. Advance MeasuresWhat is Imminent Threat? • A subjective, but statistically supported, evaluation of how quickly a threat scenario can develop, how likely it is to develop in a given area, and how likely it will produce catastrophic consequences to life and improved property, which, when combined, result in a high probability of occurrence

  14. Advance MeasuresWhat is Unusual Flooding? • A subjective determination that considers potential ability to approach an area’s flood of record, a catastrophic level of flooding, or at a minimum, greater than 50-year level of flooding

  15. Advance MeasuresPolicy • Temporary standard of construction • Exception: Permanent standard may be used if more cost effective • Cost sharing: • 100% Federally funded for investigation and design • Temporary construction: 100% Federal • Permanent construction: 75% Federal / 25% local • Project Information Report (PIR) required • Cooperation Agreement (CA) required

  16. Advance MeasuresProcess • Written request received from Governor • Investigation to determine if USACE advance measures assistance is appropriate • If deemed appropriate, prepare PIR • PIR approved by HQ USACE • Develop and execute Cooperation Agreement (CA)

  17. USACE Authorities and ActivitiesPL 84-99 • Disaster Preparedness • Emergency Operations • Rehabilitation • Water Assistance • Advance Measures • Hazard Mitigation • Participation in FEMA-led Hazard Mitigation Teams

  18. Questions USACE Jacksonville District Emergency Management Emergency Operations Center (EOC) 904-232-3626 or Email: CESAJ-EOC@USACE.ARMY.MIL

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