Florida lawmakers are considering a statewide sea-level rise task force. Members would help create “consensus projections” for sea-level rise and flooding impacts.
From local planning councils to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, different agencies are making their own sea-level rise projections. And they’re not all the same. That means when governments make planning decisions, they’re not all basing their choices on the same information. Under a bill by Lighthouse Point Republican Representative Chip Lamarca, the state would create its own official projection to be used for government-funded projects. “The goal of this task force is to help recommend building practices, planning practices in dealing with sea-level rise," Lamarca said. Lamarca’s bill would also create the statewide office of resiliency to be run by the state’s Chief Resiliency Officer.
Proposal Would Require State To Create Official Projections On Impacts Of Sea-Level Rise, Flooding
