HB5646

To jumpstart the state’s State Resiliency and Flood Protection Act to allow the Resiliency Office to begin the work of assisting areas of the state prone to flooding, to undertake actions to reduce or prevent future flooding.

Introduced·2/17/26
Intr Text

West Virginia HB5646 allocates $1 million from the Revenue Shortfall Fund to the Disaster Recovery Trust Fund for flood resiliency efforts.

West Virginia HB5646 amends the State Resiliency and Flood Protection Act to allocate $1 million from the Revenue Shortfall Fund to the Disaster Recovery Trust Fund. This funding aims to support flood resiliency efforts, including the development and implementation of a Flood Resiliency Plan. The bill also raises the capitalization of the West Virginia Flood Resiliency Trust Fund to $250 million. The State Resiliency Officer, in collaboration with the State Auditor, must submit an annual expenditure report to the State Resiliency Office Board by December 1.

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History

Feb 17

House

Filed for introduction

Feb 17

House

To Government Organization

Feb 17

House

Introduced in House