SB 6471 - DIGEST

Declares that a flood control or other district organized under Title 85 RCW located within the county may initiate and conduct the preparation of a comprehensive flood control management plan with the concurrence of the county legislative authority.

Provides that, for fiscal years 2005 through and including 2009, the department of ecology shall place a priority upon funding flood control maintenance by special purpose districts that have experienced significant increases in maintenance costs from increased flood water runoff due to increasing urbanization and land use development in the drainage basin in which the district's facilities are located. This priority applies to those funds not set aside by the department of ecology to meet unusual, unforeseeable, and emergent flood conditions.