Environment - Flood Risk Review Process - Establishment

Summary

The bill requires the Department of the Environment to set up a review for areas at risk of tidal or non‑tidal flooding and to use that review when evaluating certain development plans and permits. It also obligates the department to consult local governments, state agencies and watershed advisory groups, and to make its final flood‑risk decision a binding part of local storm‑water approvals. The aim is to keep new development from worsening flooding or water‑quality problems.

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