VirginiaLiving Shoreline Grant Fund; established.
What it does
Living Shoreline Grant Fund established. Establishes the Living Shoreline Grant Fund to be administered by the Marine Resources Commission for the purpose of awarding grants to a local government or a federally recognized tribe in the Commonwealth to match federal or other matching funds. The bill requires such grants be used for the construction, renovation, or improvement of living shorelines greater than 1.5 miles in any shore angle direction.
More detail
The bill requires the Commission to give priority to projects that (i) are located on public lands, (ii) demonstrate the ability for the living shoreline to migrate upland over time through documented control of upland properties, or (iii) are identified as priorities in the Virginia Coastal Resilience Master Plan.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Jan 24Stricken from docket by Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)Latest
- Vote recorded Stricken from docket by Appropriations (22-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 22Subcommittee recommends striking from the docket (8-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends striking from the docket (8-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 22Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2453)
- Jan 20Assigned Approps sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural ResourcesMinor
- Jan 8Referred to Committee on AppropriationsMinor
- Jan 8Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103427DIntroduced
- Jan 24Stricken from docket by Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)Latest