(a) Beginning January 1, 2027, no camp operator shall construct or expand a cabin located in a floodplain.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the agency shall approve the continued operation of an existing cabin located in a floodplain if the camp operator demonstrates to the agency all of the following:
(1) The lowest finished floor elevation of the cabin is at least two feet above the applicable base flood elevation. Where a base flood elevation is not provided, the camp operator shall obtain and use the best available flood data to determine flood risk for the affected cabin.
(2) One or more high-water markers as needed, based upon on-the-ground measures and real-time conditions, are installed at appropriate locations near the affected cabin.
(3) The cabin is not located within a designated regulatory floodway as identified on the most current flood hazard map published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
(4) The emergency plan required under Section 31-9-167 includes enhanced evacuation procedures specific to flood risk.
(c) Any cabin located or to be located in a camp that is located in or contiguous to a zone mapped by FEMA as Zone V or Zone VE in a coastal high hazard area is exempt from the provisions of this section regardless of the FEMA zone classification in which the cabin is located.