It shall be the duty of the Department of Housing to present before the Board the existence of circumstances which, in its judgment, justify the declaration of a 'floodable zone' in the urban or rural zone of a municipality, with the exception of the coastal zone, in which case, the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources shall be responsible thereof, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. History —Sept. 27, 1961, No. 3, p. 387, § 12; June 24, 1975, No. 79, p. 253, § 8; July 3, 1979, No. 80, p. 170, § 5.
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