VirginiaPrecipitation design standards; non-stationary precipitation, climate-adjusted rainfall.
What it does
Precipitation design standards; non-stationary precipitation; climate-adjusted rainfall. Requires the State Water Control Board to serve as the lead agency responsible for establishing and maintaining precipitation design standards to be used by all state agencies, localities, and other political subdivisions and in transportation projects. The bill requires such precipitation design standards to include the most recent precipitation frequency estimates published in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration national precipitation frequency atlas to account for observed and projected increases in precipitation intensity, frequency, and duration.
More detail
The bill directs the Department of Environmental Quality, Department of Transportation, and any other state agency to update any relevant manuals and design standards consistent with the provisions of the bill by July 1, 2027. The bill also allows the State Water Control Board and the Department of Transportation to adopt interim guidance or regulations implementing the provisions of the bill consistent with the Administrative Process Act, ensuring that updated precipitation design standards take effect no later than July 1, 2027. This bill is a recommendation of the Joint Subcommittee on Recurrent Flooding.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Feb 11Continued to next session in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (Voice Vote)Latest
- Feb 9Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)
- Feb 2Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1356)
- Jan 30Assigned HACNR sub: ChesapeakeMinor
- Jan 19Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural ResourcesMinor
- Jan 19Presented and ordered printed 26105107DIntroduced