Okla. Stat. tit. 82, § 82-1623
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Comprehensive state flood plan
Official statutory text
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.
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.
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