Language Page 359, after line 33, insert: "363.10 SECRETARY OF COASTAL PROTECTION AND FLOODING ADAPTATION$0$250,000 Fund Sources: General $0 $250,000 " Page 359, after line 33, insert:"Pursuant to the provisions of § 2.2-203.4, Code of Virginia, there is hereby established a Secretary of Coastal Protection and Flooding Adaptation. The Secretary shall be responsible for consolidating into a single office the resources for coastal flooding threats and adaptation. The Secretary also shall be the lead in providing direction, ensuring accountability, and developing a statewide coastal flooding adaptation strategy. The Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of Natural Resources, shall identify sources of funding for needed implementation of strategies for coastal protection and flooding adaptation."
Page 359, after line 33, insert:
"Pursuant to the provisions of § 2.2-203.4, Code of Virginia, there is hereby established a Secretary of Coastal Protection and Flooding Adaptation. The Secretary shall be responsible for consolidating into a single office the resources for coastal flooding threats and adaptation. The Secretary also shall be the lead in providing direction, ensuring accountability, and developing a statewide coastal flooding adaptation strategy. The Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of Natural Resources, shall identify sources of funding for needed implementation of strategies for coastal protection and flooding adaptation."
Explanation
(This amendment creates the position of Secretary for Coastal Protection and Flooding Adaptation. The Secretary shall be responsible for consolidating into a single office the resources for coastal flooding threats and adaptation. The Secretary also shall be the lead in providing direction, ensuring accountability, and developing a statewide coastal flooding adaptation strategy. The Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of Natural Resources, shall identify sources of funding for needed implementation of strategies for coastal protection and flooding adaptation. This proposal implements the provisions of House Bill 1964 which authorizes the establishment of this position.)