---
kind: "section"
citation: "34 C.F.R. § 75.612"
title: "34"
number: "75.612"
heading: "Avoidance of flood hazards."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/34/75.612"
---

# §75.612. Avoidance of flood hazards.


In planning the construction or real property project, a grantee must, consistent with Executive Order (E.O.) 11988 of May 24, 1977, E.O. 13690 of January 30, 2015, and E.O. 14030 of May 20, 2021—

- (a) Evaluate flood hazards in connection with the construction;
- (b) As far as practicable, avoid uneconomic, hazardous, or unnecessary use of flood plains in connection with the construction;
- (c) Mitigate flood hazards through design such as elevating systems and first floor elevations above flood level plus freeboard; and
- (d) **Summarize remaining flood risks in a memorandum.** CITA>[89 FR 70332, Aug. 29, 2024]

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1221e-3 and 3474, unless otherwise noted. Section 75.263 also issued under 2 CFR 200.308(e)(1). Section 75.617 also issued under 31 U.S.C. 3504, 3505. Section 75.740 also issued under 20 U.S.C. 1232g and 1232h.

### Source

Source: 45 FR 22497, Apr. 3, 1980, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 45 FR 77368, Nov. 21, 1980.