The floods prompted him to revisit a 2004 flood protection plan the state had drawn up in response to a devastating flood that had killed a West Virginian years earlier. The office created to prevent flooding remains unfunded, and the state’s updated flood plan sits largely ignored. The council would also be responsible for reviewing and updating the flood protection plan annually. The creation of the State Resiliency OfficeIn the final version of the bill, lawmakers created the State Resiliency Office within the state Department of Commerce. In 2023, lawmakers passed a bill that created the West Virginia Flood Resiliency Trust Fund to provide that funding.