CHAPTER 150
An Act to direct study topics for the Commonwealth Center for Recurrent Flooding Resiliency.
[H 2187]
Approved March 18, 2021
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. § 1. That the Commonwealth Center for Recurrent Flooding Resiliency, as established by Chapter 440 of the Acts of Assembly of 2016, shall evaluate the development of a Flood Resiliency Clearinghouse Program (the Clearinghouse) for coordinating flood mitigation solutions.
§ 2. The Commonwealth Center for Recurrent Flooding Resiliency shall work with the Department of Conservation and Recreation to evaluate solutions that (i) manage both water quality and flooding and (ii) emphasize nature-based solutions, including currently approved and not-yet-approved stormwater best management practices.
§ 3. The Commonwealth Center for Recurrent Flooding Resiliency shall by November 1, 2021, report the results of its findings to the Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources.