Bill Text: VA HB1056 | 2024 | Regular Session | Prefiled
Bill Title: Coastal resilience policy; consultation from research university collaborative.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-02-13 - Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources [HB1056 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2024-HB1056-Prefiled.html
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.
