Specifications include, but are not limited to: Task 1 – Planning Area Description In addition to generally meeting all applicable rules and statute requirements governing regional and state flood planning under 31 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapters 361 and 362, this portion of work must specifically include all work necessary to meet all the requirements of 31 TAC §§ 361.30, 361.31, and 361.32. The objective of this task is to prepare a standalone chapter to be included in the 2028 Regional Flood Plan that describes the Flood Planning Region (FPR). This Task includes, but is not limited to, performing all work in accordance with TWDB rules and guidance required to prepare a chapter that includes: 1. Brief, general descriptions of the following: a. social and economic character of the region such as information on development, population, and economic activity. b. the areas in the FPR that are flood-prone and the types of major flood risks to life and property in the region. c. key historical flood events within the region including associated fatalities and loss of property when the information is available. d. key political subdivisions with flood-related regulatory authority or political subdivisions that perform flood planning, floodplain management, or flood mitigation activities. e. the general extent of local regulation and development codes relevant to existing and future flood risk. f. agricultural and natural resources most impacted by flooding; and g. existing local and regional flood plans within the FPR. 2. A general description of the location, condition, and functionality of existing natural flood mitigation features and constructed major flood infrastructure within the FPR as identified in the rules and guidance document. 3. Include a tabulated summary and GIS map of existing infrastructure. 4. Include an inventory and feature class of low water crossings. 5. Include a specific levee and dam inventory including the location, designated owner of every major levee and dam located within the regional planning area, and an indication of whether levees have FEMA accreditation or not. 6. Include an assessment of condition and functionality for existing major flood risk reduction infrastructure. 7. Please provide a general description by general geographic location (e.g., within political subdivisions) of the condition and functionality of key natural flood mitigation features or major flood infrastructure by feature type and provide the name of the owner and operator of the flood infrastructure. For non-functional or deficient natural flood mitigation features or major flood infrastructure, explain, in general, the reasons for the features or infrastructure being nonfunctional or deficient by feature type. 8. A general description of the location, source of funding, and anticipated benefits of proposed or ongoing major infrastructure and flood mitigation projects in the FPR, including: a. new structural flood mitigation projects currently under construction. b. non-structural flood mitigation projects currently being implemented; and c. structural and non-structural flood mitigation projects with dedicated funding to construct and the expected year of completion. 9. A review and summary of relevant existing planning documents in the FPR. Documents to be summarized include those referenced under 31 TAC § 361.22. The information gathered and developed in preparation of this chapter must be subject to the following review process prior to submission of any deliverables: 1. Review of the Regional Flood Plan chapter documents and related information by RFPG members. 2. Modifications to the chapter document based on RFPG, public, and/or agency comments. 3. Submittal of chapter document to TWDB for review and approval. 4. All effort required to obtain final approval of the Regional Flood Plan chapter by TWDB.