For purposes of the Oklahoma Flood Hazard Mitigation Program:

1. "Board" means the Oklahoma Water Resources Board;

2. "Department" means the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management;

3. "Dwelling unit" means a place of residence and may be a single- or multiple-dwelling building;

4. "Flood" or "flooding" means general and temporary conditions of partial or complete inundation of normally dry land areas from the overflow of lakes, streams, rivers, or any other inland waters and from surface run-off;

5. "Flood hazard mitigation" means any cost-effective measure which will reduce or eliminate the effects of a flood disaster;

6. "Flood hazard mitigation projects" means those projects designed to correct, alleviate or eliminate a condition or situation which poses a repetitive threat to life, property, or public safety from the effects of a flood disaster;

7. "Flood disaster" means any flood catastrophe, including but not limited to high water, flood waters, or wind-driven water which causes damage of sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant flood hazard mitigation or the use of resources of the federal government, or the state and political subdivisions thereof to alleviate the damage, loss, hardship, or suffering caused thereby;

8. "Political subdivision" means any county, city, town, or municipal corporation of the State of Oklahoma;

9. "Real property" includes all lands, including improvements and fixtures thereon, and property of any nature which is appurtenant thereto, or used in connection therewith, and every estate, interest and right, legal or equitable, therein including terms for years; and

10. "State Hazard Mitigation Team" means the entity created pursuant to Section 683.6 of this title.

Added by Laws 1999, c. 57, § 8, eff. July 1, 1999. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 329, § 49, emerg. eff. May 29, 2003.