§ 45-1451 – Powers and duties of director
45-1451. Powers and duties of director A. The director, or his duly authorized representative, may call, conduct, attend or otherwise participate in conferences or hearings, official or unofficial, within or without this state, with interested persons, agencies or officers of this or any other state or the federal government, concerning flood control and floodplain management. […]
§ 45-1442 – Investigation and certification by director of water resources
45-1442. Investigation and certification by director of water resources Any public agency may request the director of water resources to investigate any flood control project in this state and report to the legislature the results of its investigation, and the director shall certify to the legislature the date state funds should be appropriated to pay […]
§ 45-1443 – Limitation on expenditure of funds
45-1443. Limitation on expenditure of funds A. The director shall not disburse any funds for a flood control project defined by section 45-1441, paragraph 3, subdivision (a) until the legislature has appropriated funds to contribute toward the local cost of land, easements and rights-of-way for that project. The director shall not undertake the construction of […]
§ 45-1444 – Floodplain regulations; effect of failure to adopt
45-1444. Floodplain regulations; effect of failure to adopt The director shall not disburse any monies pursuant to this chapter to pay any costs of lands, easements and rights-of-way for a flood control project defined by section 45-1441, paragraph 3, subdivision (a) for which the appropriate public agency fails to establish, within a reasonable time after […]
§ 45-1445 – Flood control assistance fund; limit of financial assistance
45-1445. Flood control assistance fund; limit of financial assistance A. A flood control assistance fund is established. All or part of an appropriation to the fund may be allocated for a specific flood control project defined by section 45-1441, paragraph 3, subdivision (a). All payments for flood control assistance under this article shall be made […]
§ 45-1446 – Time for determining costs; change of determination
45-1446. Time for determining costs; change of determination A. The state’s portion of the costs of lands, easements and rights-of-way shall be determined by the director at or prior to the time the director submits his report to the legislature recommending an appropriation for such project. B. The state’s portion of such costs shall not […]
§ 45-1447 – State and United States held harmless; nonliability
45-1447. State and United States held harmless; nonliability The director shall not disburse any monies appropriated pursuant to this chapter or any special appropriations for flood control unless and until a public agency has in writing assumed the obligations of maintenance and provided this state and, if applicable, the federal government with written indemnification from […]
§ 45-1448 – Disbursement to public agencies
45-1448. Disbursement to public agencies A. Money appropriated to the director for flood control projects shall be disbursed to public agencies upon order of the director after application by such agencies showing the necessity, purpose and use to be made of such monies. B. The director shall disburse monies appropriated for flood control projects or […]
§ 45-1449 – Report to legislature
45-1449. Report to legislature The director shall report to the legislature, within fifteen days after the commencement of each regular session, on the disbursal or refusal to disburse money appropriated to him by the legislature for purposes of this chapter and on the disbursal or refusal to disburse monies in any special appropriations for flood […]
§ 45-1450 – Consideration of water uses in studying flood control projects
45-1450. Consideration of water uses in studying flood control projects In studying flood control projects, the director shall give full consideration to all beneficial uses of the state’s water and other natural resources, including, but not limited to, irrigation, generation of electric energy, municipal and industrial consumption of water and power, recharge of groundwater basins, […]