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(B) at a minimum, notice must be provided at least 30
days prior to the meeting;
(C) notice must be provided to all adjacent RFPGs;
(D) notice of the meeting must include a summary of
the regional flood plan;
(E) notice must include information on how the public
may submit comments;
(F) the draft RFP must be made available for public in-
spection in at least three publicly accessible locations within the FPR
for at least thirty days prior to the meeting; and
(G) written comments must be accepted for considera-
tion for at least 30 days prior to the meeting and at least 30 days fol-
lowing the meeting and oral comments must be accepted during the
meeting.
(i) All notice periods given are based on calendar days.
(j) RFPGs shall also provide additional public notice, if any,
in accordance with their decision under this subsection, including pro-
vision of print notices, if applicable.
(k) Each RFPG shall include a statement in their draft and final
adopted regional flood plans regarding the RFPG's conformance with
this section.
361.22. General Considerations for Development of Regional
Flood Plans.
RFPGs are expected to consider a wide variety of available, relevant
information and tools when developing regional flood plans including:
(1) historic flood data including stream flows, and storm
surge;
(2) historic rainfall, including Atlas 14;
(3) NFIP claims, repetitive loss properties, and severe
repetitive loss properties;
(4) topographic data including subsidence trends;
(5) bathymetric data, including relative sea level change;
(6) existing and projected population;
(7) land use planning and regulation as it may affect flood
risk;
(8) infrastructure, critical facility, and property data;
(9) models including hydrologic, hydraulic, or any avail-
able screening-level models;
(10) flood risk maps;
(11) flood hazard exposure analyses;
(12) flood risk analyses;
(13) historic losses due to floods;
(14) flood disaster reports;
(15) other regional and local flood planning studies;
(16) other regional and local flood hazard mitigation plans;
(17) state of Texas hazard mitigation plan;
(18) coastal resiliency master plan;
(19) critical transportation corridors;
(20) floodplain management practices;the plan;
practices;(21) large scale development and its potential impacts on
(22) flood management and mitigation best management
(23) watershed protection plans;
(24) flood risk screening tools;
(25) flood-related federal agency information; and
(26) any other information deemed relevant by the RFPG.
The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed the pro-
posal and found it to be within the state agency's legal authority
to adopt.
Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on December 9,
2019.
TRD-201904606
Todd Chenoweth
General Counsel
Texas Water Development Board
Earliest possible date of adoption: January 19, 2020
For further information, please call: (512) 463-7686
SUBCHAPTER C. REGIONAL FLOOD PLAN
REQUIREMENTS
31 TAC 361.30 - 361.32; 361.34 - 361.45
STATUTORY AUTHORITY
This rulemaking is proposed under the authority of Texas Wa-
ter Code 16.453, Floodplain Management Account for funding
planning grants; 16.061, State Flood Planning; and 16.062,
Regional Flood Planning.
Cross Reference: Texas Water Code 16.061, State Flood Plan-
ning; 16.062, Regional Flood Planning; and 16.453, Flood-
plain Management Account for funding planning grants, are af-
fected by this rulemaking.
361.30. Description of the Flood Planning Region.
Regional flood plans shall be based on the best available science, data,
models, and flood mapping and shall perform various analyses related
to flood risks to make recommendations regarding flood mitigation and
floodplain management goals and flood management solutions in de-
veloping its RFP. Regional flood plans shall include brief, general de-
scriptions of the following:
(1) social and economic character of the region such as in-
formation on development and population, economic activity and eco-
nomic sectors most at risk of flood impacts;
(2) the areas in the FPR that are generally prone to flood
and the types of major flood risks to life and property in the region;
(3) key historical flood events within the region including
associated fatalities and loss of property;
(4) political subdivisions with flood-related authority and
that are currently actively engaged in flood planning and flood man-
agement activities;
(5) the general extent of local regulation and development
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