Bill Title: Amends the Rivers, Lakes, and Streams Act. Provides that, for construction related to worst-case analysis flood events, the Department of Natural Resources shall (1) for levee improvements, provide notice of submissions, a detailed timeline, specific requirements, and any internal review procedures to the submitter within 90 days; (2) for rural construction along navigable waterways, permit a water surface profile increase of 0.5 feet; (3) for urban construction, permit a water surface profile increase of 0.1 feet; and (4) require a mitigation analysis only if water surface profile increases exceed an induced head study. Effective immediately.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2026-03-13 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments [SB1595 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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