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1998 Session

Budget Amendments - HB30 (Conference Report)

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Flood hazard mitigation funds and language

Item 436 #20c

Item 436 #20c

First Year - FY1999 Second Year - FY2000
Natural Resources
Conservation and Recreation, Department of FY1999 $4,680 FY2000 $0 GF

Language
Page 262, line 4, strike "$34,346,268" and insert "$34,350,948".
Page 262, after line 36, insert:
"D. Notwithstanding the provisions of §10.1-603.16 et. seq., Code of Virginia, it is the intent of the General Assembly that 75 percent of the funds deposited in the Virginia Flood Prevention and Protection Assistance Fund pursuant to §§38.2-137 and 38.2-401.1, Code of Virginia, in fiscal year 1999 be used for the non-federal share of flood hazard mitigation projects, as determined by the Department of Emergency Services."


Explanation
(This amendment reinstates language from the current Appropriation Act that was omitted in the introduced Budget Bill and provides an additional $4,680 in general funds the first year to assist in matching federal and local funds for specific flood hazard mitigation projects.)