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<br />. . <br /> <br />- 3. <br /> <br />. <br />) November 2004 <br /> <br />Staff provides cWCB with draft Floodplain Rilles for discus~ion and refinement; <br />CWcB authorizes staffto initiate rulemaking process. <br /> <br />December 2005 <br /> <br />Submit formal Notice of Rule making and proposed rules to Secretary of State for <br />publications and to DORA. Post proposed rules on CWCB website and send to <br />CWCB agenda mailing list. <br /> <br />January 2005 <br /> <br />Formal Notice of Rule making published in CCR (Colorado Register) <br /> <br />February 2005 <br /> <br />Deadline for submitting Notice of Party Status <br /> <br />March 2005 <br /> <br />Deadline for submitting Prehearing Statement <br /> <br />March 2005 <br /> <br />Prehearing Conference <br /> <br />April 2005 <br /> <br />Deadline for submitting Rebuttal Statement <br /> <br />May 2005 <br /> <br />CWCB holds formal Floodplain RuleS Rulemaking hearing <br /> <br />May 2005 <br /> <br />Submit Final Floodplain Rules to AGO for rule opinion <br /> <br />June 2005 <br /> <br />Submit Final Floodplain Rules to Secretary of State and Legal Services <br /> <br />c <br /> <br />e) <br /> <br />July 2005 <br /> <br />Final Floodplain Rules Published in CCR <br /> <br />August 2005 (est.) <br /> <br />Effective Date of Revised Floodplain Rules <br /> <br />Rulemaking Coordination/Development <br />CWCB staff will seek guidance and assistance from a Floodplain Rules Advisory Committee (Committee) <br />composed of: the Deputy Director of the CWCB (or his designee), Flood Protection Section Staff Members, a <br />. representative from FEMA, a representative from the Urban Drainage and Flood Control District; a representative <br />from City Government, and a representative from County Government. <br /> <br />Staff will draft the new Floodplain Rules for Board consideration based on staff expertise and significant input <br />from the' Committee. The existing Floodplain Rules will be revised as necessary in the same fashion. The Colorado <br />Floodplain and Stormwater Criteria Manual will serve as the technical and engineering standards for the development <br />and content of these rules. <br /> <br />Upditting and revising the .existing Floodplain Rules can reasonably achieve additional hazard protection, and <br />the CWCB will be able to provide Colomdo entities with modernized and technically sound information. Use of the <br />Floodplain Rules .and Manual can lead to more accurate floodplain designations that will greatly assist communities in <br />maintaining their eligibility in the National Flood Insurance Program and will help minimize damages caused by flood <br />eyents. The Floodplain Rules in conjunction with the Manual will also proviqe Colorado floodplain stqdy contractors <br />and local governments with the requirements for compliance with state statutes and federal mandates. <br /> <br />.) <br /> <br />Conclnsion <br />The 1988 Floodplain Rules established the technical procedures for delineating 100-year floodplains in order <br />to reasonably depict flood hazards using the state-of-science at that time. The revision of these Floodplain Rules will <br />keep the original objective intact, but also will expand into methods and procedures that incorporate better floodplain <br />management tools and modernized guidelines for the floodplain community. <br /> <br />Flood protection. Water Project Planning and Finance. Stream "and Lake Protection <br />Water Supply Protection. Conservation Planning <br />