466CIOWA FLOOD CENTER466C.1Iowa flood center.1The state board of regents shall establish and maintain in Iowa City as a part of the state university of Iowa an Iowa flood center. In conducting the activities of this chapter, the center shall work cooperatively with the department of natural resources, the department of agriculture and land stewardship, the water resources coordinating council, and other state and federal agencies.2The Iowa flood center shall have all of the following purposes:aTo develop hydrologic models for physically-based flood frequency estimation and real-time forecasting of floods, including hydraulic models of floodplain inundation mapping.bTo establish community-based programs to improve flood monitoring and prediction along Iowa’s major waterways and to support ongoing flood research.cTo share resources and expertise of the Iowa flood center.dTo assist in the development of a workforce in the state knowledgeable regarding flood research, prediction, and mitigation strategies.2009 Acts, ch 184, §15