New Jersey A320 modifies flood hazard area delineations, setting them at one foot above FEMA's 100-year flood elevation and limiting DEP's discretion.

New Jersey A320, the "Flood Zone Clarification Act," modifies the procedure for delineating state flood hazard areas. The bill mandates that the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) set the state's flood hazard area delineation for each watercourse at one foot above the 100-year flood elevation delineated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the National Flood Insurance Program. It prohibits the DEP from implementing or adopting certain rules and regulations, including those proposed in the NJPACT Rules, unless the Legislature authorizes them by concurrent resolution.

New Jersey A320 modifies flood hazard area delineations, setting them at one foot above FEMA's 100-year flood elevation and limiting DEP's discretion.

New Jersey A320, the "Flood Zone Clarification Act," modifies the procedure for delineating state flood hazard areas. The bill mandates that the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) set the state's flood hazard area delineation for each watercourse at one foot above the 100-year flood elevation delineated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the National Flood Insurance Program. It prohibits the DEP from implementing or adopting certain rules and regulations, including those proposed in the NJPACT Rules, unless the Legislature authorizes them by concurrent resolution.