Authorizes the commissioner of environmental conservation to establish a stream maintenance and flood control program.

This bill authorizes the commissioner of environmental conservation to establish a stream maintenance and flood control program. It allows the local governing body of a county to pass a local law providing for a local option into such program. If such local option is adopted, the county must consult with the department, the state emergency management office, the appropriate local soil and water conservation districts, and other experts to develop the stream maintenance and flood control plan.

Authorizes the commissioner of environmental conservation to establish a stream maintenance and flood control program.

This bill authorizes the commissioner of environmental conservation to establish a stream maintenance and flood control program. It allows the local governing body of a county to pass a local law providing for a local option into such program. If such local option is adopted, the county must consult with the department, the state emergency management office, the appropriate local soil and water conservation districts, and other experts to develop the stream maintenance and flood control plan.