WHO IS FEMA AND HOW CAN THEY REQUIRE FLOOD BARRIERS?

FEMA The Federal Emergency Management Agency -- FEMA -- is an independent agency of the federal government, reporting to the President. is the Federal Emergency Management Agency and is responsible for helping to prevent, prepare, and react to any disaster natural or otherwise.

A branch of FEMA The Federal Emergency Management Agency -- FEMA -- is an independent agency of the federal government, reporting to the President. is the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). They are the only entity that issues flood insurance policies within the United States.
Flooding causes more property damage per year than any other type of natural disaster. It is the goal of the NFIP to limit the exposure of flooding to properties that lie within a floodplain area. They have established ordinances to help in the prevention of structures' flooding in these areas. One of these ordinances is Flood proofing non-residential structures , in which the structure must be designed to be dry flood proofed. Dry Flood proofed: A design in which the portion of the structure that is below the Base Flood Elevation is watertight.

Definitions

F.E.M.A: The Federal Emergency Management Agency -- FEMA -- is an independent agency of the federal government, reporting to the President. Since its founding in 1979, FEMA's mission has been clear:
to reduce loss of life and property and protect our nation's critical infrastructure from all types of hazards through a comprehensive, risk-based, emergency management program of mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery.
www.fema.gov

Dry Flood Proof :  A design in which the portion of the structure that is below the Base Flood Elevation is watertight.