HOUSE FILE 529

BY  COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC GROWTH/REBUILD IOWA

(SUCCESSOR TO HF 305)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the use of floodplain maps published by the federal emergency management agency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

   Section 1.  Section 455B.104, Code 2011, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  5.  Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the department, a city, a county, or any other governmental entity shall not use for any purpose a floodplain map published by the federal emergency management agency until the use of the specific map is approved by the general assembly pursuant to legislation.
EXPLANATION
   This bill relates to the use of floodplain maps published by the federal emergency management agency.
   The bill prohibits the department of natural resources, a city, a county, or any other governmental entity from using for any purpose a floodplain map published by the federal emergency management agency until the use of the specific map is approved by the general assembly pursuant to legislation.