§ 751 - Purpose - Vermont Statutes

§ 751. Purpose

The purpose of this chapter is to minimize and prevent the loss of life and property, the disruption of commerce, the impairment of the tax base, and the extraordinary public expenditures and demands on public service that result from flooding; to ensure that the development of the flood hazard areas of this state is accomplished in a manner consistent with the health, safety and welfare of the public; to provide state assistance to local government units in management of flood hazard areas; to coordinate federal, state, and local management activities for flood hazard areas; to encourage local government units to manage flood-prone lands; to maintain the wise agricultural use of flood-prone lands; to carry out a comprehensive statewide flood hazard area management program for the state in order to make the state and units of local government eligible for flood insurance under the requirements of the federal department of housing and urban development in administering Title XIII of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968. (Added 1973, No. 263 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. 30 days from April 16, 1974.)