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OK HB1508
Bill
Status
2/7/2011
Primary Sponsor
Michael Schwartz
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AI Summary
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Amends the Oklahoma Floodplain Management Act (82 O.S. 2001, Section 1603) to add definitions for water-related terms used in the act.
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Adds 12 new definitions including: "Area of jurisdiction," "Base flood elevation (BFE)," "Board," "Dwelling unit," "Flood/flooding," "Floodplain," "Floodplain administrator," "Floodplain board," "Floodplain regulations," "Floodway," "One-hundred-year flood," and "Program."
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Defines "Base flood elevation" as the elevation in feet from mean sea level at which water level during a flood has a one-percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year.
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Declares an emergency to make the act effective immediately upon passage and approval.
Legislative Description
Waters and water rights; adding certain definition to the Oklahoma Floodplain Management Act; emergency.
General Legislation
Last Action
Second Reading referred to Agriculture, Wildlife and Environment
2/8/2011