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This resolution directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC), a legislative oversight body, to study how to determine the monetary contributions from local governments or other non-federal entities towards the cost of "legacy property managed retreat studies." A "legacy property" is defined as a home owned by someone at least 55 years old with a household income at or below 80% of the area median income, located in a small town or city and within an environmental justice community. "Managed retreat" refers to the process of moving people and infrastructure away from areas at risk of rising waters, often by converting the land to green spaces. The study will also investigate whether a dedicated fund should be created to manage and support these cost-sharing requests from non-federal sponsors, aiming to help legacy property owners facing threats from sea level rise.

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HJ20