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14-268-106. Floodplain administrator.
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14-268-106. Floodplain administrator.
(a) Each county, city, or town ordinance adopted under this chapter shall designate a person to serve as the floodplain administrator to administer and implement the ordinance and any local codes and regulations relating to the management of flood-prone areas.
(b) Beginning July 1, 2004, each floodplain administrator shall become accredited by the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission under the commission's authority regarding flood control under §§ 15-24-102 and 15-24-109.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-268-106
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14-268-106. Floodplain administrator.
(a) Each county, city, or town ordinance adopted under this chapter shall designate a person to serve as the floodplain administrator to administer and implement the ordinance and any local codes and regulations relating to the management of flood-prone areas.
(b) Beginning July 1, 2004, each floodplain administrator shall become accredited by the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission under the commission's authority regarding flood control under §§ 15-24-102 and 15-24-109.
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15-24-102. Commission powers and duties generally.
(a) It shall be the duty of the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission to:
(1) Study, consider, and determine upon a sound public policy with regard to flood prevention, flood control, and flood protection;
(2) Compile figures and other information on current and previous flood damage and scientific data relative to the recurrence of floods such as rainfall, runoff, flowing channels, stream obstruction, existing facilities for storing surplus waters, and existing protection works; and
(3) Accredit persons having requisite knowledge in floodplain management and in minimization and prevention of flood hazards and losses.
(b) The commission shall have the power to:
(1) Clean out, widen, deepen, straighten, change, alter, divert, or eliminate in whole or in part the course or terminus of any natural or artificial water streams;
(2) Shape or protect stream banks for the improvement of hydraulic efficiency in the discharge of flood waters;
(3) Acquire lands necessary for reservoir dam sites and lines;
(4) Construct, take over, maintain, and operate dams, reservoirs, holding or impounding basins, flood gates, revetments, or any other works and improvements deemed necessary to prevent floods and to control, preserve, and regulate the flow of rivers and streams;
(5) Construct dikes, levees, or other artificial barriers to protect against inundation of property when deemed advisable by the commission; and
(6) As an incident to the foregoing, relocate or revise bridges, buildings, roads, streets, railroads, service lines and connections of public service utilities, and fences and do generally all things necessary for the fulfillment of the purposes of this chapter.
(c) The commission shall have the power to
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 15-24-102
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 15-24-102. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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15-24-109. Accreditation of floodplain administrators.
(a)(1) In determining accreditation standards for floodplain administrators, the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission may consider an applicant's knowledge, experience, skills, and training in floodplain management and in minimization and prevention of flood hazards and losses.
(2) The accreditation standards may include:
(A) Passage of an examination;
(B) Completion of approved training; or
(C) Certification by a nationally recognized floodplain management organization.
(b) Continuing training may be required for persons who want continued accreditation.
(c) The commission may charge accreditation fees in amounts up to the following:
(1) Original accreditation, thirty dollars ($30.00);
(2) Annual renewal of accreditation, twenty dollars ($20.00); and
(3) Late fee for renewal after thirty (30) days, fifteen dollars ($15.00).
(d)(1) Accreditation fees collected are cash funds and shall not be deposited into the State Treasury.
(2) The cash funds shall be held and applied by the commission solely for the uses under this chapter.
(3) The cash funds shall not be deemed to be a part of the State Treasury for any purpose, including, without limitation, the provisions of:
(1) Arkansas Constitution, Article 5, § 29;
(2) Arkansas Constitution, Article 16, § 12;
(3) Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 20; or
(4) Any other constitutional or statutory provision.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 15-24-109
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 15-24-109. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.