VirginiaVirginia would offer matching grants for large flood projects
If the state budget provides money, local governments could get grants toward their share of large federally supported projects that reduce flood and storm risks.
What it does
Local governments could get state grants to pay their required share of large federally supported flood and storm projects, if the state budget provides money for the program.
The state auditor would review the fund each year, and the Department director would report yearly on grants and supported projects.
Argument forState grants could help local governments cover their required share of large federally supported projects that reduce flood and storm risks.
Argument againstLocal governments could still have to find their own match if the state budget does not provide money for the program each year.
More detail
The program would give grants to help local governments pay their required share of qualifying projects. The projects must have a total budget of at least $100 million, reduce or eliminate long-term risks from floods or storms, and receive federal financial assistance. Projects on state-owned land leased to a local government may qualify. The grants must pay the local government's required share and cannot replace existing funding for that purpose. The state budget must include money for the program each year.
The Auditor of Public Accounts would audit the fund each year, and the Department director would report on grants and projects. The audit covers the fund's accounts. The report must give the number of grants and supported projects, and a summary of those projects. The report must go to the Governor and the named House and Senate committee chairs. The report would be due by December 1, 2026, and by December 1 each year after that.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- Jul 21Continued from last sessionLatest
- Feb 11Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- Feb 3Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)Minor
- Feb 3Senate committee amendments offered
- Feb 3Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB768)
- Jan 21Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural ResourcesMinor
- Jan 21Presented and ordered printed 26104359DIntroduced
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