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2022 SESSION
SB 508 Virginia Community Preparedness Fund; shifts administration to Water and Soil Conservation Board.
Introduced by: Lynwood W. Lewis, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:
Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board; Virginia Community Flood Preparedness Fund. Shifts the administration of the Virginia Community Flood Preparedness Fund from the Department of Conservation and Recreation to the Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board (the Board). The bill expands from nine to 11 the membership of the Board with the addition of two nonlegislative members, one of whom shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates from a flood-prone community outside the Chesapeake Bay watershed and one of whom shall be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules from a flood-prone community in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The bill raises from five to six the number of Board members needed to constitute a quorum, at least four of whom shall be farmer or district director representatives.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Soil and Water Conservation Board; Virginia Community Flood Preparedness Fund. Shifts administration of the Virginia Community Flood Preparedness Fund from the Department of Conservation and Recreation to the Soil and Water Conservation Board. The bill also expands the membership of the Board from nine to 12 members, with the General Assembly making the three additional appointments from flood-prone communities.