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1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, During the 96th General Assembly, House |
3 | | Resolution 163 created a task force to study local government |
4 | | development standards and processes and their effect on |
5 | | watersheds, wetlands, and floodplains; and
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6 | | WHEREAS, The task force must also study the effect of local |
7 | | government development standards and processes on floodways |
8 | | and all other natural areas, especially those areas with |
9 | | water-related issues; and |
10 | | WHEREAS, The goal of the task force is to improve |
11 | | management practices concerning local government development |
12 | | standards, with a focus on all of the following:
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13 | | (1) local government development practices and the |
14 | | short-term and long-term impact on natural areas, other |
15 | | affected or potentially affected lands, and subsequent |
16 | | property owners; |
17 | | (2) effects and impacts of mass grading, compensatory |
18 | | storage, drainage, runoff, bank stabilization, diversion |
19 | | of flood waters, development practices on pervious |
20 | | surfaces, deforestation, and elimination of prairie and |
21 | | wetlands; |
22 | | (3) local government zoning authority practices and |
23 | | their impact on private developers; |