Legislation

Title: Environment – Flood Control – Flood Risk Assessment and Model Ordinance (Climate Ready Floodplain Act of 2023)
Sponsored by: Delegates Lehman, Ivey, Pena-Melnyk, Ruth, Solomon, Stewart, Taveras, and Terrasa
Status: In the House - Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m.
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Requiring the Department of the Environment to publish a statewide flood risk assessment map projected to the year 2050, educate the public on certain information, and establish a certain model floodplain ordinance by July 1, 2024; requiring certain units of local government to submit to the Department for review a proposed floodplain ordinance by July 1, 2025; and requiring the Department to approve a proposed ordinance or provide notice of certain revisions to the ordinance on or before September 1, 2025.

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Original:: Environment and Transportation Click to view Recorded Media

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Details

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2023

Bill imposes a local government mandate, which is a directive in a bill requiring a local government unit to perform a task or assume a responsibility that has a discernible fiscal impact on the local government unit

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/10/2023 Legislative Date 2/10/2023 Action First Reading Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Environment – Flood Control – Flood Risk Assessment and Model Ordinance (Climate Ready Floodplain Act of 2023) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/13/2023 Legislative Date 2/13/2023 Action Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	2/10/2023	2/10/2023	First Reading Environment and Transportation
			Text - First - Environment – Flood Control – Flood Risk Assessment and Model Ordinance (Climate Ready Floodplain Act of 2023)
House	2/13/2023	2/13/2023	Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m.

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