PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                                 Ch. 488

(h) "Secretary" means the Secretary of [Natural Resources] THE
ENVIRONMENT.

(i) "Subdivision" means:

(1)     Any county, including Baltimore City; and

(2)     Any incorporated municipality which has the authority to adopt and
enforce land use and control measures for the areas within its jurisdiction.

5-803.

(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:

(i) The existing magnitude and frequency of flood events;

(ii) The magnitude and frequency of flood events based on planned
development; and

(iii) 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 Departments of
[Natural Resources] THE ENVIRONMENT and Agriculture, the Office of Planning, and
other appropriate State agencies, shall prepare a flood management plan based upon an
evaluation of the alternative management techniques and other findings included in
studies conducted under subsection (b) of this section. Each flood management plan shall
be consistent with the purposes and provisions of this subtitle.

(2) Management techniques may include:

(i) Flood control dams;

(ii) Levees and dikes;

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