44 C.F.R. § 206.201 defines a facility as “any publicly or privately owned building, works, system or equipment, built or manufactured, or an improved and maintained natural feature.” Louisiana’s coastal barrier islands, as a whole, do not qualify as a “system” because they were not “built or manufactured.”

: Louisiana’s coastal barrier islands, as a whole, do not qualify as a “system” because they were not “built or manufactured” in accordance with a design, nor is the West Belle Pass Headland Restoration Project (TE-52) a “facility” because the Applicant failed to demonstrate regular maintenance. Funding is also precluded because another Federal program is specifically charged with the restoration of these islands and headlands.

Stafford Act §§ 102(9)(C), 312(a) 705(c). 16 U.S.C. §§ 3502(6)-(7), 3951-3956. 44 C.F.R. §§ 206.201(c), (j), 206.226(a), (j), 206.340, 206.343(a). PA Guide, at 22. FEMA Recovery Policy FP-205-081-2, Stafford Act Section 705, Disaster Grant Closeout Procedures (Mar. 31, 2016). FEMA Second Appeal Analysis, Louisiana Department of Natural Resources Isles Dernieres Restoration Projects, FEMA-1437-DR-LA (Jan. 25, 2005) FEMA Second Appeal Analysis, Ventura County, FEMA-1577-DR-CA (July 7, 2009)