The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
- (1) “Department” shall mean the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control.
- (2) “Federal Emergency Management Agency” (“FEMA”): the federal agency with the overall responsibility for administering the National Flood Insurance Program.
- (3) “Flood” or “flooding”: a general and temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of normally dry land areas from the overflow of inland or tidal waters, and/or the unusual and rapid accumulation or runoff of surface waters from any source.
- (4) “Secretary” shall mean the Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control.
- (5) “State” shall mean the State of Delaware.
78 Del. Laws, c. 183, § 1