# Virginia SB698: Dam Safety, Flood Prevention, and Protection Assistance Fund; percentage of funds available. Virginia SB698, Dam Safety, Flood Prevention, and Protection Assistance Fund; percentage of funds available., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Timmy French (Republican); status failed, last action 2024-11-19 (Left in Finance and Appropriations) (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB698-2025 - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia SB698 - State: Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Dam Safety, Flood Prevention, and Protection Assistance Fund; percentage of funds available. - Status: failed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2024-01-19 - Last action: 2024-11-19, Left in Finance and Appropriations - Sponsor: Timmy French (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (42 yes, 3 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Dam Safety, Flood Prevention, and Protection Assistance Fund; percentage of funds available; owner match requirements. Reduces from 50 percent to 30 percent the project match required of applicants to receive funds from the Dam Safety, Flood Prevention, and Protection Assistance Fund for grants (i) to a local government that owns a dam, (ii) to a local government for a dam located within the locality, or (iii) to a private entity that owns a dam for the design, repair, and safety modifications of such a dam if it is identified in a safety report. The bill provides that grants made from the Fund to a local government or private entity for the determination of the hazard classification for impounding structures, dam break analysis, the mapping and digitization of dam break inundation zones, incremental damage analysis, and other engineering requirements shall require no more than a 10 percent match by the applicant except that such applicant shall be required to provide a minimum of $5,000 of the cost of the project, if funded, and such match provided by such applicant may be used to pay the application fees for the necessary impounding structure operation and maintenance certificate. The bill removes the 50 percent limit on matching grants that owners of impounding structures may be eligible for from the Fund and other sources of funding available to the Director of the Department of Conservation and Recreation to assist in the development of dam break inundation zone maps and for conducting incremental damage assessments in accordance with the Virginia Impounding Structure Regulations. The bill also removes the limitation that the total amount of expenditures for grants in any fiscal year are not to exceed 50 percent of the total noninterest or income deposits made to the Fund during the previous fiscal year together with the total amount collected in interest or income from the investment of moneys in the Fund from the previous year as determined at the beginning of the fiscal year. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Timmy French (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2024-02-07 | Senate | Continued to 2025 in Finance and Appropriations | pass | 12 | 3 | | | 2024-01-30 | Senate | Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources | pass | 15 | 0 | | | 2024-01-30 | Senate | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 | | ## Actions (7) - 2024-11-19: Left in Finance and Appropriations (Senate) - 2024-02-07: Continued to 2025 in Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 3-N) (Senate) - 2024-01-30: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (Senate) - 2024-01-30: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2024-01-23: Impact statement from DPB (SB698) (Senate) - 2024-01-19: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (Senate) - 2024-01-19: Presented and ordered printed 24103054D (Senate) ## Bill text - Introduced, 2024-01-19: [HTML](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB698) ## Related bills - HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. 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(to governor) ## Sources - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB698) ## Related - [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025) - [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025) - [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025) - [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025) - [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025) - [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025) - [Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia/bills) - [Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB698-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).