HD64 - The Flood Control Policy of the Commonwealth (HJR 113)

  • Published: 1989
  • Author: General Assembly. Joint Subcommittee
  • Enabling Authority: House Joint Resolution 113 (Regular Session, 1988)

Executive Summary:
The 1988 Session of the General Assembly passed House Joint Resolution 113 establishing a joint subcommittee to study the flood control policies of the Commonwealth. The subcommittee was requested to: (i) examine the effects of certain activities that increase flooding in the Commonwealth, (ii) evaluate the state's flood damage reduction policy and (iii) determine the effectiveness of the strategies for dealing with flood problems. The subcommittee consisted of the following members: Delegate William T. Wilson (Chairman), Senator Benjamin J. Lambert III (Vice-chairman), Delegate A. Victor Thomas, Delegate W. Roscoe Reynolds, Delegate E. Hatcher Crenshaw, Jr., Senator J. Granger Macfarlane, and Senator Moody E. Stallings, Jr.