Skip to main content
Colorado General AssemblyToggle Main Menu
Agency NameToggle Agency Menu
SB24-179

Floodplain Management Program

Concerning the establishment of a floodplain management program for development, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.
Session:
2024 Regular Session
Subjects:
Capital Construction
State Government
Bill Summary

Local government floodplain management regulations for development in floodplain areas must equal or exceed the federal emergency management agency's national flood insurance program's (national flood insurance program) minimum design and construction criteria and must comply with the Colorado water conservation board's (CWCB) rules and regulations for regulatory floodplains in Colorado. Not all local governments participate in the national flood insurance program.

The act requires the office of the state architect, in coordination with the CWCB, to develop a state floodplain management program (program) by June 30, 2025, which will ensure compliance with the minimum floodplain management criteria of the national flood insurance program and with the CWCB's rules and regulations for regulatory floodplains in Colorado. The program applies to development on state-owned land in counties and municipalities that do not participate in the national flood insurance program. At the discretion of the office of the state architect, the program may also apply to state-leased properties in counties and municipalities that do not participate in the national flood insurance program.

The act appropriates $49,383 from the general fund to the department of personnel for use by the office of the state architect.

APPROVED by Governor June 6, 2024

EFFECTIVE August 7, 2024
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Status

Introduced
Passed
Became Law

Menu

Bill Text

The 2024 Statewide Ballot Information Booklet is now online