(a) Each RFPG shall deliver a draft and final, adopted RFP in accordance with EA guidance. The RFPs must include the following:
- (1) written report content including various presentations of data, tables, charts, maps, and written summaries of certain results related to §§361.30 - 361.45 of this title (relating to Regional Flood Plan Requirements) in accordance with EA guidance and the TWDB grant contract;
- (2) a single, standardized table that will include a list of all recommended FMSs and FMPs, and certain key information associated with each FMP, in accordance with guidance and template to be provided by the EA. This table will be the basis for prioritizing recommended FMPs in the state flood plan;
- (3) Geographic Information System (GIS) database deliverables and other information in accordance with the contract and guidance provided by and in a manner determined by the EA; and
- (4) associated data organized in a format and manner determined by the EA.
- (b) Documentation of the public process in the plan development, including public Comment received and responses to public comments on the draft RFP.
- (c) The order and chapter content of the published RFPs shall generally follow a standard outline as determined by the EA and based on the scope of the regional flood planning contracts.
- (d) The content and format of all associated data deliverables, including the data on which the RFPs are based, shall be in conformance with requirements in guidance documents and data templates to be developed and provided by the EA.
(e) The RFPGs shall, in accordance with their regional flood planning contracts and schedule and TWDB guidance, deliver technical memorandums to the EA prior to the draft RFP and throughout the planning process to demonstrate progress in developing its RFP and to support the concurrent development of the state flood plan. The RFPGs shall approve technical memorandums in accordance with a schedule to be provided by the EA and after notice pursuant to §361.21 of this title (relating to General Notice Requirements). At the discretion of the EA, the technical memorandums shall include:
- (1) A list of existing political subdivisions within the FPR that have flood-related authorities or responsibilities;
- (2) A list of previous flood studies considered by the RFPG to be relevant to development of the RFP;
- (3) A geodatabase and associated maps in accordance with EA guidance that the RFPG considers to be best representation of the region-wide 1.0% annual chance flood event and 0.2% annual chance flood event inundation boundaries, and the source of flooding for each area, for use in its risk analysis, including indications of locations where such boundaries remain undefined;
- (4) A geodatabase and associated maps in accordance with EA guidance that identifies additional flood-prone areas not described in paragraph (3) of this subsection) based on location of hydrologic features, historic flooding, and/or local knowledge;
- (5) A geodatabase and associated maps in accordance with EA guidance that identifies areas where existing hydrologic and hydraulic models needed to evaluate FMSs and FMPs are available;
- (6) A list of available flood-related models that the RFPG considers of most value in developing its plan;
- (7) The flood mitigation and floodplain management goals adopted by the RFPG per §361.36 of this title (relating to Flood Mitigation and Floodplain Management Goals);
- (8) The documented process used by the RFPG to identify potentially feasible FMSs and FMPs;
- (9) A list of potential FMEs and potentially feasible FMSs and FMPs identified by the RFPG, if any; and
- (10) A list of FMSs and FMPs that were identified but determined by the RFPG to be infeasible, including the primary reason for it being infeasible.
- (f) The information provided by the RFPG will provide the basis for much of the development and content of the state flood plan.
Source Note:The provisions of this §361.13 adopted to be effective June 10, 2020, 45 TexReg 3792.