NMSA 13-5-3.1. Public buildings; compliance with the national flood

13-5-3.1. Public buildings; compliance with the national flood insurance program. A. The homeland security and emergency management department, as the state coordinating agency for the national flood insurance program, is designated as the state agency responsible for compliance oversight of that program and shall adopt rules to implement standards for meeting federal floodplain management regulations as set forth in 44 C.F.R. Sections 60.3 through 60.5. B. The construction industries division of the regulation and licensing department is the state agency designated to review, permit and enforce floodplain management rules for all buildings that are owned or funded, in whole or in part, by the state. C. Development that is owned or funded, in whole or in part, by the state shall obtain: (1) floodplain review by a certified floodplain management professional prior to the start of development; and (2) required permits prior to the start of development. D. Development that is owned or funded, in whole or in part, by the state shall comply with the most stringent criteria of locally adopted community floodplain management regulations and floodplain management rules adopted by the homeland security and emergency management department. E. As used in this section, "development" has the meaning set forth in 44 C.F.R. Section 59.1. History: Laws 2003, ch. 310, § 2; 2021, ch. 97, § 1. ARTICLE 6 Sale of Public Property