WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 6

(1) [to] TO assist in the guidance of development to minimize the impacts
of flooding;

(2) [to] TO provide State guidelines and technical assistance to local
governments in management of flood hazard areas;

(3) [to] TO provide for comprehensive watershed management;

(4) [to] TO facilitate implementation of projects for flood control;

(5) [to] TO encourage and provide for local governmental units to manage
flood-prone lands in a comprehensive manner;

(6) [to] TO provide for the biological and environmental quality of the
watersheds of the State; and

(7) [to] TO establish a grant program to assist local jurisdictions with
implementation of those capital projects included within the comprehensive flood
management plans which are adopted and approved in accordance with [the] THIS
subtitle.

(a) By January 1, 1982[,] the Department, after consultation with and
consideration of recommendations submitted by subdivisions and the Department of
Agriculture and the Office of Planning, shall designate a priority list of watersheds for
the purpose of flood control planning and management and establish a schedule for
completion of studies of these watersheds.

(b) (1) The Department, in cooperation with the subdivisions and the
Department of Agriculture and the Office of Planning, shall conduct studies of the
watersheds designated pursuant to subsection (a) OF THIS SECTION which shall
define at least:

[(1)] (I) [the] THE existing magnitude and frequency of flood events [J;

[(2)] (II) [the] THE magnitude and frequency of flood events based on
planned development[,]; and

[(3)] (III) [alternative] ALTERNATIVE management techniques
according to their effectiveness in controlling floods and minimizing flood damage.

(2) The studies shall address at least the 100-year flood event.

(3) By mutual agreement, the Department may delegate the responsibility
for carrying out all or part of the studies of priority watersheds to the appropriate
subdivisions.

(c) As a part of the study undertaken under subsection (b) OF THIS SECTION,
the Department shall delineate the flood hazard areas on maps showing areas of tidal
and nontidal inundation.

(d) (1) By July 1, 1990[,] each subdivision, in cooperation with the

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