Research university collaborative; Virginia Institute of Marine Science; reassigning coastal resource management duties. Makes the research university collaborative the scientific advisor to the Commonwealth on matters of coastal resilience. The bill shifts the duties of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science relating to coastal resource management to the collaborative, including the duty of developing comprehensive coastal resource management guidance for local governments. The bill requires certain localities to incorporate such guidance developed by the collaborative into the next scheduled review of its comprehensive plan beginning in 2026.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 10.1-660, 15.2-2223.2, 28.2-104.1, 28.2-1100