Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-690.3

A. In addition to other responsibilities and duties specified

by law, the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management:

1. Shall develop and maintain flood hazard mitigation measures

for this state, as a component of the state’s comprehensive hazard

mitigation plan and consistent with the flood hazard mitigation

plans of the federal government to the fullest possible extent. The

Department shall coordinate and encourage the development and

publication of flood hazard mitigation plans by political

subdivisions to ensure that such political subdivision plans are

consistent with the flood hazard mitigation measures in the

comprehensive hazard mitigation plan of this state to the fullest

possible extent;

2. Shall provide guidance, information and training sufficient

to allow political subdivisions to request state and federal natural

disaster assistance;

3. Shall coordinate the development and maintenance of flood

hazard mitigation projects with other state and federal programs;

4. Shall set mitigation priorities based upon recommendations

of the State Hazard Mitigation Team;

5. May, after recommendation from the State Hazard Mitigation

Team, approve applications for grants and loans to political

subdivisions for flood hazard mitigation projects from any funds

available for such purposes pursuant to the considerations specified

by Section 690.4 of this title;

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6. Shall evaluate, after recommendation from the State Hazard

Mitigation Team, and award grant or loan applications based upon

minimum eligibility criteria and state priorities;

7. Shall be the initial recipient of applications for loans and

grants for flood hazard mitigation activities from political

subdivisions; and

8. Shall have the State Hazard Mitigation Team meet as needed

to review loan and grant applications and provide recommendations

thereon to the Department.

B. The Department shall be the lead agency and shall compile

and submit to the Federal Emergency Management Agency an application

to receive funds pursuant to the Flood Hazard Mitigation Financial

Assistance Program, the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program or any other

flood assistance programs, and other public or private planning or

project grants to implement measures to reduce flood losses.

C. The Department shall also have authority to:

1. Establish advisory councils with sufficient geographic

balance to ensure statewide representation;

2. Coordinate central files and clearinghouse procedures for

flood hazard mitigation resource data information and encourage the

use of compatible information and standards; and

3. Provide to the extent practicable financial, technical,

research, and other assistance to effectuate the purposes of the

Oklahoma Flood Hazard Mitigation Program.

D. The Department shall promulgate, by rule, procedures and

criteria for the evaluation of grant and subgrant applications that

seek to receive a portion of those funds made available to this

state for flood hazard mitigation.