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SJ28 • 2026

Flooding in Prince Edward County; Depart. of Conservation & Recreation to study methods to mitigate.

<p class=ldtitle>Requesting the Department of Conservation and Recreation to study methods to mitigate flooding in Prince Edward County. Report.</p>

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Cifers
Last action
2026-02-06
Official status
Failed
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide information on who will pay for the study or how long the study should take.

Study on Flooding in Prince Edward County

This law asks the Department of Conservation and Recreation to work with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to find ways to reduce flooding in Prince Edward County, focusing on areas near Farmville and the Appomattox River.

What This Bill Does

  • Asks the Department of Conservation and Recreation to study how to mitigate flooding in Prince Edward County.
  • Requires the study to focus on areas near the Town of Farmville and its surrounding areas stemming from the Appomattox River and its tributaries.
  • Says the study should work with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Department of Conservation and Recreation
  • The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Terms To Know

mitigate
to make something less severe or harmful
tributaries
smaller rivers that flow into a larger river

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify the duration of the study.
  • It is unclear who will fund the study.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

SJ28ASC1

2026-02-06 • Committee

Rules Amendment

Plain English: The amendment adds a requirement for the Department of Conservation and Recreation to include an estimated cost for implementing their flood mitigation recommendations in Prince Edward County.

  • Adds a new clause (v) that requires the department to provide an estimate of the total cost to implement any recommendations from the study.
  • The amendment does not specify how detailed or precise the cost estimates must be, leaving some uncertainty about what level of detail will be required in the report.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-06 Senate

    Senate committee offered

  2. 2026-02-06 Rules

    Passed by indefinitely in Rules (Voice Vote)

  3. 2026-01-14 Senate

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100864D

  4. 2026-01-14 Rules

    Referred to Committee on Rules

Official Summary Text

Study; Department of Conservation and Recreation; methods to mitigate flooding in Prince Edward County; report.
Requests the Department of Conservation and Recreation to work in collaboration with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to study methods to mitigate flooding in Prince Edward County. The resolution specifies that the study focus on flooding mitigation for the Town of Farmville and its surrounding areas stemming from the Appomattox River and its tributaries.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
SJ 28

RULES

1. Line 44, introduced, after recommendations;

strike

the remainder of line 44

RULES

2. Line 46, introduced, after available

insert

; and (v) provide an estimate of the total cost to implement any recommendations resulting from this study