The Legislature of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has, by the passage of the Pennsylvania Flood Plain Management Act of 1978,[1] delegated the responsibility to local government units to adopt floodplain management regulations to promote public health, safety, and the general welfare of its citizenry. Therefore, the Allegheny Township Board of Supervisors of Allegheny Township does hereby order as follows.
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Editor's Note: See 32 P.S. § 679.101 et seq.