- Introduced -

SB 572 - This act is known as the Missouri Flood Plain Management Act and accomplishes the following:

49.635 -- Designates the sections as the Missouri Flood Plain Management Act

49.638 -- Definitions (modified to be consistent with the federal definitions)

49.641 -- Purpose clause

49.644(1) -- Names SEMA as the state coordinator for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and state-owned development within flood plains

49.644(2) -- Directs SEMA to give priority to efforts that include local resources

49.648(1) -- Requires insurance policies issued after March 1, 1999 to indicate whether coverage extends to loss caused by flood

49.648(2) -- Requires appraisers, real estate brokers and real estate salespersons to disclose information about a property's status in relation to special flood hazard areas

49.648(3) -- Requires communities to participate in the NFIP to qualify for FEMA or CDBG flood assistance, unless otherwise approved by the administration

49.649(1) -- Allows variances to be issued by community authorities or, in the absence of applicable zoning ordinances, by SEMA in a binding fashion

49.649(2) -- All flood plain development must comply with community zoning ordinances

49.649(3) -- All state-owned development within flood plains must be pursuant to a SEMA issued permit

49.649(4) -- Plans for proposed railway development within flood plains shall be filed with SEMA for informational purposes

DENISE GARNIER