Flood Control, Department of, and Commonwealth Flood Plan; created, report.

Department of Flood Control; Commonwealth FloodPlan. Creates the Commonwealth Flood Board as a policy boardin the executive branch. The bill provides that the Board's dutiesshall include, among others, overseeing the development, implementation,and updating of the Commonwealth Flood Plan. The bill also createsthe Department of Flood Control under the authority of the Secretaryof Natural and Historic Resources to provide technical expertise in all aspects related to flood control, management, mitigation, abatement,and recovery. The Commonwealth Flooding Scientific and TechnicalAdvisory Committee is also established in the bill as an advisorycommittee of the Commonwealth Flood Board to assist the Commonwealthin developing and implementing the Commonwealth Flood Plan.