New Jersey S3416 modifies flood hazard area delineation procedures, limiting state delineations to one foot above FEMA's 100-year flood elevation and.

New Jersey S3416, 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 state flood hazard area delineations at no more than one foot above the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) 100-year flood elevation for each watercourse. It requires the DEP to update these delineations within three months of the bill's effective date and at least once every 15 years thereafter.

New Jersey S3416 modifies flood hazard area delineation procedures, limiting state delineations to one foot above FEMA's 100-year flood elevation and.

New Jersey S3416, 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 state flood hazard area delineations at no more than one foot above the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) 100-year flood elevation for each watercourse. It requires the DEP to update these delineations within three months of the bill's effective date and at least once every 15 years thereafter.