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Bill would create special commission to study Patuxent River flooding; sponsor cites record crests and federal damages
Summary
House bill 5847 would form an 11-member commission to study recurring Patuxent River flooding and recommend solutions; sponsor described recent record crests and large property damage and requested the legislative study commission be formed and report by Jan. 2, 2026.
Representative Reed introduced House bill 5847, which would create an 11-member legislative study commission to examine flooding on the Patuxent River and recommend potential solutions to communities affected by repeated flooding.
Reed said the measure would focus on impacts in Scituate, Cranston, Coventry, West Warwick and Warwick and described the river’s watershed as roughly 231 square miles. “In…
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