North Dakota § 61-16.2-02 Definitions

North Dakota Statutes

§ 61-16.2-02 — Definitions

North Dakota § 61-16.2-02

Title 61Waters

Ch. 61-16.2Floodplain Management

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N.D. Cent. Code § 61-16.2-02 (2026).

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1.In this chapter, unless the context or subject matter otherwise provides:

a."Commission" means state water commission.

b."Community" means any political subdivision that has the authority to zone.

c."Conveyance" or "hydraulic conveyance" means a geometric characteristic of a river or watercourse at a given point that determines the flow-carrying capacity at that point.

d."Department" means the department of water resources.

e."District" means a water resource district, as defined in chapter 61-16.1.

f."Flood fringe" means that portion of a floodplain outside of the floodway.

g."Floodplain management" means a community-based effort to prevent or reduce the risk of flooding. Floodplain management may be associated generally with the national flood insurance program [42 U.S.C. 4001

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1. In this chapter, unless the context or subject matter otherwise provides:
a. "Commission" means state water commission.
b. "Community" means any political subdivision that has the authority to zone.
c. "Conveyance" or "hydraulic conveyance" means a geometric characteristic of a
river or watercourse at a given point that determines the flow-carrying capacity at
that point.
d. "Department" means the department of water resources.
e. "District" means a water resource district, as defined in chapter 61-16.1.
f. "Flood fringe" means that portion of a floodplain outside of the floodway.
g. "Floodplain management" means a community-based effort to prevent or reduce
the risk of flooding. Floodplain management may be associated generally with the
national flood insurance program [42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.].
h. "Floodplain management ordinance" means a building code, zoning, subdivision,
health, or special purpose ordinance, and any other use of police power, which
provide standards for communities to manage known flood hazards in all official
actions relating to land management and use. A floodplain management
ordinance may be associated with the national flood insurance program
[42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.] to ensure participating communities meet state and
federal minimum standards.
i. "Floodway" or "regulatory floodway" means the channel of a river or other
watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to
discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface
elevation more than one foot [30.48 centimeters].
j. "Person" means any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, limited
liability company, agency, or any other private or governmental organization,
which includes any agency of the United States, a state agency, or any political
subdivision of the state.

2. For the purposes of this chapter, the department shall follow the definitions in this
section and the definitions under the national flood insurance program [42 U.S.C. 4001
et seq.] and implementing regulations.