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Repeatedly Flooded Communities Preparation Act

Official title: A bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to ensure community accountability for areas repeatedly damaged by floods, and for other purposes.

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What This Bill Does

This bill establishes requirements for a community that participates in the National Flood Insurance Program and has been repeatedly flooded.

Specifically, a community that has been repeatedly flooded, as specified by the bill, must (1) assess the continuing risks to community areas repeatedly damaged by floods; and (2) develop and implement a publicly available, community-specific plan for mitigating continuing flood risks to such areas.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) must, upon request, provide a community with appropriate data to assist in preparation of the required plan.

In making decisions with respect to awarding flood risk mitigation grants, FEMA may consider the extent to which a community has complied with these requirements and is working to remedy problems with repeatedly flooded areas.

A community that does not comply with these requirements may be subject to sanctions, including suspension from the program.

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Timeline

  1. SenateCommittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
  2. Library of CongressIntroduced in Senate
  3. SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  4. Introduced
  5. Committee

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