Municipalities - Open Drainage Inlets - Inventory and Improvements (Mason's Law)
What changed between versions
The specific requirement to install grating systems was removed from the main text and replaced with a broader mandate to inventory and prioritize improvements to open drainage inlets.
New requirements were added for grant recipients to adopt specific response plans coordinated with emergency management authorities and provide financial commitments for project maintenance.
New grant provisions were added to the Environment Article, allowing the Department of the Environment to fund watershed studies and provide matching funds for flood control and watershed management projects.
Funding caps were established for the grant program, limiting expenditures to 50% of the total authorized budgeted funds in a fiscal year for certain categories.
Eligibility for post-flood recovery grants was added, requiring subdivisions to have incurred at least $1,000,000 in infrastructure damage from a flood event occurring on or after January 1, 2009.
The detailed definitions for 'Approved Grating System' and specific exclusion criteria for open drainage inlets present in the draft were removed from the final text.
The document format was updated to reflect its status as an Enrolled Bill, including the Great Seal presentation to the Governor and proofreader signatures.
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