Recurrent flooding; joint subcommittee established to formulate recommendations to address. (SJ34)
Introduced By
Sen. Jeff McWaters (R-Virginia Beach)
Progress
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Description
Study; recurrent flooding; report. Establishes a 15-member joint subcommittee to formulate recommendations for the development of a comprehensive and coordinated planning effort to address recurrent flooding. The joint subcommittee is charged with recommending short- and long-term strategies for minimizing the impact of recurrent flooding. Its report is to be submitted by November 1, 2015. Read the Bill »
Status
01/17/2014: Merged into SB11
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/03/2014 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14101018D |
| 01/03/2014 | Referred to Committee on Rules |
| 01/17/2014 | Incorporated by Rules (SJ3-Locke) |
Comments
As a reminder, "recurrent flooding" is a legislative euphemism for "sea level rise due to global climate change," because bills that say "sea level rise" or "global climate change" are opposed by conservatives.