Hazard-focused

Germany: Flood control act

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This is an Act to improve preventive flood control of 3 May 2005, amending the Federal Water Act, the Federal Building Code, the Federal Regional Planning Act, the Federal Waterway Act, the Act on the German Meteorological Service, the Environmental Audit Act, and the Combined Heat and Power Generation Act.

This Act also provides the legal framework for the management of floods, flood plains, land use, and cooperation in river basin districts.

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Country and region Germany

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2005

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