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Bill would require state agencies to notify Water Resources of construction in mapped floodplains
Summary
Senate Bill 2060 would require state agencies to notify the Department of Water Resources when state-owned property or structures are modified within FEMA floodplain maps to support tracking and NFIP compliance; department staff said change responds to a federal audit and is intended to preserve enhanced mitigation benefits.
The Department of Water Resources asked the House Political Subdivisions Committee on March 6 to approve Senate Bill 2060, which would require state agencies to notify the department when state property or structures are modified within mapped floodplains.
Aaron Carranza, director of the Regulatory Division for the Department of Water Resources, said the change responds to a recent federal audit of North Dakota's participation in the Federal Emergency…
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