Pursuant to 44 C.F.R. § 206.203(d)(1) and the PA Guide, FEMA may determine a project to be improved if a damaged facility was restored to a different design than existed predisaster and the change was not required by codes, specifications, or standards. As the Applicant implemented changes to the construction of the facilities that changed the predisaster design and were not required by codes, specifications, or standards, the RA properly determined both projects to be improved projects. Under 44 C.F.R. § 206.226(d), costs associated with work that changes the predisaster construction of a facility may be eligible for Public Assistance if the codes and standards meet all five prongs of 44 C.F.R. § 206.226(d).

: Pursuant to 44 C.F.R. § 206.226(d), FEMA approves the request for actual cost reimbursement, in part, granting costs for the concrete parking lots, water heater, three compartment sink, hand wash sink, 90 percent outside-air conditioning unit, mini-split air conditioner, second staircase, and mechanical lift.

Stafford Act § 406. 44 C.F.R. §§ 206.203(d)(1), 206.205(b)(2), 206.206, 206.223(a)(1), 206.226(d). PA Guide, at 27, 82, 85. Village of Waterford, FEMA-4020-DR-NY, at 4 (Sep. 4, 2014), City of Petaluma, FEMA-1628-DR-CA, at 5 (Aug. 13, 2012), Elsinore Valley Municipal Water Dist., FEMA-979-DR-CA, at 2-3 (June 12, 2000). RRP 9524.5, at 3.