1. (a) 1.0% annual chance flood event--Flood event having a 1.0% chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year, also referred to as the base flood or 100-year flood.
2. (b) 0.2% annual chance flood event--Flood event having a 0.2% chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year, also referred to as the 500-year flood.
3. (c) Board--The governing body of the Texas Water Development Board.
4. (d) Executive Administrator (EA)--The Executive Administrator of the TWDB or a designated representative.
5. (e) Flood Mitigation--The implementation of actions, including both structural and non-structural solutions, to reduce flood risk to protect against the loss of life and property.
6. (f) Flood Management Evaluation (FME)--A proposed flood study of a specific, flood-prone area that is needed in order to assess flood risk and/or determine whether there are potentially feasible FMSs or FMPs.
7. (g) Flood Management Strategy (FMS)--A proposed plan to reduce flood risk or mitigate flood hazards to life or property. A flood management strategy may or may not require associated Flood Mitigation Projects to be implemented.
8. (h) Flood Mitigation Project (FMP)--A proposed flood project, both structural and non-structural, that has a non-zero capital costs or other non-recurring cost and that when implemented will reduce flood risk or mitigate flood hazards to life or property.
9. (i) Neighboring area--Any area, including but not limited to upstream and downstream areas, potentially affected by the proposed flood mitigation project.
10. (j) Political Subdivision--County, city, or other body politic or corporate of the state, including any district or authority created under Art. 3 §52 or Art. 16 §59 of the constitution and including any interstate compact commission to which the state is a party and any nonprofit WSC created and operating under Ch. 67.
11. (k) Regional Flood Plan (RFP)--The plan adopted or amended by a Regional Flood Planning Group pursuant to Texas Water Code §16.062 (relating to Regional Flood Plans) and this chapter.
12. (l) State Flood Plan (SFP)--The most recent State Flood Plan adopted or amended by the Board under Texas Water Code §16.061 (relating to State Flood Plan).
13. (m) TWDB--Texas Water Development Board.

Source Note:The provisions of this §362.2 adopted to be effective June 10, 2020, 45 TexReg 3851.