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The Stafford Act identifies the use of disaster relief funds under Section 404 (Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, "HMGP"), including the acquisition and relocation of structures in the floodplain; Section 404 of the Stafford Act provides a process for a Community, through the State, to make application for funding to be used to acquire interests in property, including the purchase of structures in the floodplain, to demolish and/or remove the buildings, and to convert the land use into perpetual open space; The terms of the Stafford Act, regulations promulgated thereunder (44 C.F.R. § 206.434), and the FEMA-State Agreement require that the Grantee agree to conditions which are intended to restrict the use of the land to open space in perpetuity in order to protect and preserve natural floodplain values. Land acquired under this program is subject to the following terms and conditions: 1. Terms. Pursuant to the terms of the Stafford Act, regulations promulgated thereunder (44 C.F.R. 206.434), as they read now and may be amended in the future, and the FEMA-State Agreement, the following conditions and restrictions shall apply in perpetuity to each property described in the attached deed and acquired by the Grantee pursuant to the Stafford Act § 404 acquisition program: a. Compatible uses. The land shall be used only for purposes compatible with open space, recreational, or wetlands management practices; in general, such uses include parks for outdoor recreational activities, nature reserves, unimproved pervious parking lots and other uses described in 44 C.F.R. § 206.434, as it reads now and may be amended in the furore. b. Structures.. No new structures or improvements shall be erected on the property other than: i. A public facility that is open on all sides and functionally related to the open space use; ii. A public rest room; or iii. A structure that is compatible with the uses described in Paragraph l(a), above, and approved by the Director in writing prior to the commencement of the construction of the structure. Any structures built on the property according to this paragraph shall be floodproofed or elevated to the Base Flood Elevation plus one foot of freeboard. c. Disaster Assistance. No furore disaster assistance from any Federal source for any purpose related to the property may be sought, nor will such assistance be provided;