CFR > Title 34 - Education > SUBTITLE A—Office of the Secretary, Department of Education > PART 75—DIRECT GRANT PROGRAMS > SUBPART E—What Conditions Must Be Met by a Grantee? (§75.500 to §75.683) > 75.611—Avoidance of flood hazards.

75.611—Avoidance of flood hazards.

In planning the construction, a grantee shall, in accordance with the provisions of Executive Order 11988 of February 10, 1978 ( 43 FR 6030) and rules and regulations that may be issued by the Secretary to carry out those provisions:
(a) Evaluate flood hazards in connection with the construction; and
(b) As far as practicable, avoid uneconomic, hazardous, or unnecessary use of flood plains in connection with the construction.

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(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1221e-3 and 3474 )