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Okla. Stat. tit. 82, § 82-1623: Comprehensive state flood plan

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  2. Title 82

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.

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