HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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8-9A-[09]07.

The provisions of this subtitle concerning the
authorities of the Department and the subdivisions of the
State with respect to flood hazard management are in
addition to any other provision of law.

8-9A-[10]08.

Engineering, technical and administrative services
required to implement the provisions of this subtitle shall
be funded as provided in the State budget.

8-9A-[ll]09.

This subtitle may be cited as the Flood Hazard
Management Act of 1976.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the passage
of this Act is contingent upon the passage of H.B. 930
(01r2106) or S.B. 568 (01r2767) of 1980. Should that
measure fail of enactment, the provisions of this Act are
null and void without the need of further action by the
General Assembly, except that the provisions of this Act are
not null and void and shall apply, regardless of the failure
of enactment of H.B. 930 (01r2106) or S.B. 568 (01r2767) to
any subdivision which had received, prior to July 1, 1980, a
commitment from the Board of Public Works for funds on a
matching basis for a capital project or projects for flood
control or watershed management.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, until such
time as the Department of Natural Resources promulgates the
rules and regulations and other review procedures required
under § 8-9A-03(H) of § 1 of this Act, any subdivision which
had received, prior to July 1, 1980, a commitment from the
Board of Public Works for funds on a matching basis for a
capital project or projects for flood control or watershed
management shall be deemed eligible to receive grants during
fiscal year 1981 for flood control or watershed management
capital projects from the Board of Public Works as
authorized pursuant to the provisions of any bond
authorization act adopted for this purpose. Any
subdivision, in submitting an application for grant funds
pursuant to the foregoing, shall certify to the Board of
Public Works that any project for which grant funds are
being requested is part of a flood management plan prepared
and adopted by the subdivision, and that the subdivision is
participating in the national flood insurance program.

SECTION 2 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1980.