Acquisition of land prohibited for flood control or water retention under certain circumstances.

HF 528 prohibits state agencies and nonprofit organizations from acquiring land (through purchase or easement) for flood control or water retention projects if the state already owns land within the project area. The bill directly affects entities planning such projects by blocking new land purchases in locations where state-owned land already exists. Its key provision, found in Section 1.8(a), explicitly states this restriction to prevent redundant land acquisitions for flood management. This creates a concrete policy change by requiring project planners to work with existing state-owned land rather than acquiring new parcels.