PA HR145

Directs the Joint State Government Commission to study the economic costs of flooding on residential homes and businesses in Pennsylvania, with a report due within 12 months of adoption

Study must focus on data from the past 20 years and identify trends in costs, locations, and types of flood damage

Pennsylvania has experienced at least three major flooding events since 2004 (Hurricane Ivan, Tropical Storm Lee, Hurricane Ida), causing over $600 million in combined property damage

24 Pennsylvania counties average one flood event per year, and FEMA estimates just one inch of water can cause approximately $25,000 in damage

Study must include recommendations for better tracking flood damage and targeting future prevention and relief efforts, addressing the current lack of any centralized agency logging residential and business flood damage