(1) Each state agency is responsible for reducing the liability and costs associated with flood damage to its state-owned property, both real and personal;
(2) When a proposal or project is initiated for the acquisition, development, and/or the construction of state-owned structures or facilities, the agency initiating the proposal shall determine the flood plain exposure and the fiscal impact of locating state-owned properties within special flood hazard areas;
(3) If the project or proposal for development, new construction, or substantial improvement is within a one hundred-year flood plain and/or special flood hazard area, then the initiating agency must include such information in its funding request to the office of financial management and shall include a statement that the project or proposal meets the requirements of WAC
200-130-015 or shall include a copy of the written exemption granted by the state risk manager; and
(4) It is the responsibility of each agency to establish and issue the necessary policies or procedures to assure that these flood plain management standards for state-owned and leased properties are carried out within their respective agency.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
43.19.011,
43.19.620,
43.19.985,
43.19.742,
43.19.769,
39.26.080,
39.26.090,
39.26.251,
39.26.255, and
39.26.271. WSR 15-23-062, § 200-130-014, filed 11/13/15, effective 12/14/15. Statutory Authority: 2011 c 43. WSR 11-23-093, recodified as § 200-130-014, filed 11/17/11, effective 11/17/11. Statutory Authority: Chapters
43.17 and
43.19 RCW. WSR 91-08-057, § 236-100-014, filed 4/2/91, effective 5/3/91.]