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Appropriations Committee advances H778, a dam‑safety bill, with funding for emergency plans
Summary
The Appropriations Committee heard testimony from legislative counsel Michael Grady and voted to advance H778, a bill funding pilot emergency‑operations planning for state high‑hazard dams; testimony stressed municipalities lack funds to maintain local emergency plans.
The Appropriations Committee met April 23 and voted to advance H778, a bill to fund pilot emergency‑operations planning for state high‑hazard dams after hearing testimony from legislative counsel Michael Grady.
Michael Grady, legislative counsel, told the committee the bill stems from a General Assembly study following 2023 flooding that recommended a state‑led pilot to develop emergency operations plans (EOPs) and to measure costs and municipal implementation needs. "An emergency action plan is a written plan that the dam owner creates to identify the region that would likely be inundated by the failure of a dam and it identifies the actions that should…
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