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HOUSE BILL NO. 1056 Offered January 10, 2024 Prefiled January 10, 2024 A BILL to amend and reenact § 10.1-660 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources; coastal resilience policy; research university collaborative. ---------- Patron-- Hodges ---------- Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 10.1-660 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 10.1-660. Coastal resilience policy; research university collaborative.

The Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources (the Secretary) and all relevant agencies, when setting coastal resilience policies, may issuing permits, and evaluating grant proposals, shall seek input and consultation from the Commonwealth's research university collaborative, including the Virginia Coastal Policy Center, Virginia Sea Grant, Virginia Cooperative Extension, and the Institute for Coastal Adaptation and Resilience, or any other institution in the Commonwealth conducting coastal resilience research. The Secretary and all relevant agencies may shall utilize such research university collaborative's expertise, research, and data analysis for the implementation of water management techniques and coastal resilience strategies.