The director shall not disburse any monies pursuant to this chapter to pay any costs of lands, easements and rights-of-way for a flood control project defined by section 45-1441, paragraph 3, subdivision (a) for which the appropriate public agency fails to establish, within a reasonable time after notification by the director, the necessary floodplain regulations for the area classified as a designated floodway by the director upon review of the complete federal or federally assisted project report.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 45-1444

  • Designated floodway: means the channel of a stream and that portion of the adjoining flood plain required to reasonably provide for the construction of a project for passage of the design flood, including lands necessary for construction of project levees. See Arizona Laws 45-1441
  • Director: means the director of water resources, who is also the director of the department. See Arizona Laws 45-101
  • Flood control project: means any project for flood control purposes on which construction commences after April 19, 1973 and which either:

    (a) Is authorized under federal law and requires local participation. See Arizona Laws 45-1441

  • Public agency: means any state agency or political subdivision of the state. See Arizona Laws 45-1441