WASHINGTON—Florida has effectively agreed to abide by federal-flood-agency rules that bar new development in flood plains without prior federal approval.
The agreement between the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Florida Gov. Rick Scott and Florida's Division of Emergency Management was made before Scott signed H.B. 503 on May 4.
That bill stipulates that counties and municipalities do not need any state or federal permits as a precondition for processing a development permit.
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