Flood Prevention Cost Review (language only)

Item 376.05 #1c

Language
Page 335, after line 26, insert:
"The Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security, in consultation with the Director, Department of Emergency Management, the Executive Director, Virginia Resources Authority, and the Director, Department of Housing and Community Development, shall review and make recommendations regarding the provision of flood-proofing grants and loans to private property owners and businesses, provide an estimate of the magnitude of current flood-proofing needs, and provide estimates of annual amounts needed to address flood-proofing needs. The Secretary shall report the findings and recommendations of this review to the Joint Subcommittee to Formulate Recommendations to Address Recurrent Flooding no later than December 1, 2015."

Explanation
(This amendment directs the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security to study flood-proofing needs and funding mechanisms, and to report findings and recommendations to the Joint Subcommittee to Formulate Recommendations to Address Recurrent Flooding.)