§ 82-1623 — Comprehensive state flood plan.

A. Contingent on available funding, the Oklahoma Water Resources Board shall prepare and adopt a comprehensive state flood plan. The plan shall: 1. Provide for orderly preparation for and response to flood conditions to protect against the loss of life and property; 2. Be a guide to state and local flood control policy; and 3. Contribute to water development when possible. B. The state flood plan shall include: 1. An evaluation of the condition and adequacy of flood control infrastructure on a watershed basis; 2. A statewide list of ongoing and proposed flood control and mitigation projects and strategies necessary to protect against the loss of life and property from flooding and a discussion of how those projects and strategies might further water development where applicable; 3. An analysis of completed, ongoing and proposed flood control projects included in previous state flood plans including which projects received funding; 4. An analysis of development in special flood hazard areas, as defined by the Federal Emergency Management Agency; and 5. Legislative recommendations the Board considers necessary to facilitate flood control planning and project construction. C. On adoption of a state flood plan, the Oklahoma Water Resources Board shall deliver the plan to the Governor, President Pro Tempore of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Legislative History

Added by Laws 2020, c. 33, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2020.