§ 38:90.2 — Revision of flood information database by the Floodplain Evaluation and

Louisiana § 38:90.2

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 38: Public Contracts, Works and Improvements

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§90.2. Revision of flood information database by the Floodplain Evaluation and
Management Commission
A. Provided that sufficient funds are specifically appropriated to the office, no later
than March 1, 2022, and at least once every five years thereafter, the Floodplain Evaluation
and Management Commission, consisting of the Department of Transportation and
Development, the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, the office of community
development, the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, the
Department of Environmental Quality, a member of the Association of Levee Boards of
Louisiana, a member from the House Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public
Works, a member from the Senate Committee on Transportation, Highways, and Public
Works, the chairman of the Louisiana Soil and Water Conservation Commission or his
designee, the commissioner of agriculture and forestry or his designee, and the secretary of
the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries or his designee shall review and revise the
statewide flood information database. The secretary of the Department of Transportation and
Development or his designee shall serve as chairman of the commission. The database will
be developed for the purpose of the systematic evaluation of drainage and flooding problems
in the state. The commission shall review the development proposals in each area to ensure
that no development in one parish or municipality will have a negative or detrimental effect
in any other parish or municipality. In addition, the commission shall ensure that
maintenance in any basin area across parish or municipal boundaries, including the clearing
and de-snagging of the Amite and Comite Rivers, are performed according to any contractual
obligations and state law.
B. The revision shall be based upon the most recent distribution of flood hazard areas
and flood damages based on, but not limited to, the following:
(1) Drainage patterns within hydrologic units.
(2) Floodprone areas as defined by the one-hundred-year flood.
(3) Current development patterns and population density.
(4) Major drainage projects constructed within the preceding four years and
identification of problem areas which could be improved.
(5) Estimates of economic impact of the loss sustained in the inundated areas.
(6) Coordinated statewide watershed evaluations.
C. If the Floodplain Evaluation and Management Commission fails to perform the
review and revision of the statewide flood information database as required in Subsection
A of this Section, the commission shall submit a written report to the committee prior to the
beginning of the next regular legislative session to inform the committee of the specific
reason for such failure.
D. The commission shall collaborate with the Coordinated Use of Resources for
Recreation, Economy, Navigation, and Transportation Authority to manage statewide flood
risk data for all areas within the authority's jurisdiction.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1982, No. 351, §1; Acts 2017, No. 360, §1; Acts 2018, No. 437, §1; Acts 2019, No. 246, §1; Acts 2025, No. 418, §1.