FLOODPLAIN-DEFINITION
Summary
Amends the Environmental Protection Act; the Rivers, Lakes, and Streams Act; and the Livestock Management Facilities Act. Defines "100-year floodplain" as the lowland and relatively flat areas adjoining inland and coastal waters, including flood-prone areas of offshore islands, that are inundated by a flood that has a 1% or greater chance of recurring in any given year or a flood of a magnitude equalled or exceeded once in 100 years on the average over a significantly long period. Provides that areas that lie within an area protected by a levee or levees located in a flood prevention district established by the Flood Prevention District Act are deemed by operation of law not to be within the 100-year floodplain for the purposes of these Acts. Provides that to the extent that Executive Order 2006-5 is inconsistent with the provisions of this amendatory Act, the provisions of this amendatory Act shall govern. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2010
Committee Review
May 2010
Senate Passage
May 2010
House Passage
May 2010
Signed into Law
Jul 2010
Introduced Apr 16, 2010
Signed Jul 29, 2010
Floor votes · Senate May 4, 2010 · House May 3, 2010
How they voted
49–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 54
May 4, 2010
D
Democratic34
100% Yea
R
Republican20
75% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
62
Key actions
14
Committee
18
Amendments
14
Jul 29, 2010
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 4, 2010
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 4, 2010
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 054-000-000
upper
May 4, 2010
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 054-000-000
upper
May 4, 2010
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Environment; 006-000-000
upper
May 4, 2010
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Environment; 006-000-000
upper
May 4, 2010
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Environment
upper
May 4, 2010
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Environment
upper
May 3, 2010
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
upper
May 3, 2010
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
upper
May 3, 2010
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2 - May 4, 2010
upper
May 3, 2010
Introduced
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2
upper
May 3, 2010
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (100-0-6)
house
Apr 29, 2010
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote
lower
Apr 28, 2010
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
lower
Apr 28, 2010
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 28, 2010
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay C. Hoffman
lower
Apr 27, 2010
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Environment & Energy Committee; 018-000-000
lower
Apr 27, 2010
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Environment & Energy Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Apr 27, 2010
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Environment & Energy Committee
lower
Apr 23, 2010
Lower · Passed
Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) April 30, 2010
lower
Apr 19, 2010
Committee
Assigned to Environment & Energy Committee
lower
Apr 19, 2010
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 16, 2010
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 15, 2010
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Haine
upper
Mar 16, 2010
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Agriculture and Conservation; 010-000-000
upper
Mar 16, 2010
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Agriculture and Conservation
upper
Mar 11, 2010
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 11, 2010
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine
upper
Feb 17, 2010
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Agriculture and Conservation; 010-000-000
upper
Feb 16, 2010
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
Feb 16, 2010
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Agriculture and Conservation
upper
Feb 10, 2010
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Feb 10, 2010
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine
upper
Feb 10, 2010
Committee
Assigned to Agriculture and Conservation
upper
Jan 13, 2010
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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