As used in this chapter, "flood control" means the following:

1. (1) The prevention of floods.
2. (2) The control, regulation, diversion, or confinement of flood water or flood flow.

3. (3) The protection from flood water, according to sound and accepted engineering practice and including all things incidental to or connected with the protection, to minimize the following:

   1. (A) The extent of floods.

   2. (B) The death, damage, and destruction caused by floods.

      [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-22-3(14).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.21.