Floods And Storm Protection
US Congress 114th Congress
Flood Insurance Rate Increase Suspension Act of 2016 [HB-4866]
[Insurance ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Housing ]
Flood Insurance Rate Increase Suspension Act of 2016 This bill bars from taking effect for a 12-month period any increases in mandatory chargeable risk premium rates for flood insurance coverage under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968. Beginning upon the expiration of the 12-month period, the increases in chargeable risk premium rates shall be made on a yearly basis.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis
Introduced In House on 03/23/2016
Spread the world
Gettr US Congress 114th Congress
Everglades Land Acquisition Act of 2016 [HB-4793]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Water ]
[Disaster Relief ]
Everglades Land Acquisition Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of the Interior to carry out, south of Lake Okeechobee, Florida, land acquisition projects for flood damage reduction and water storage, treatment, and conveyance purposes. The bill prohibits Interior from paying more than the land's fair market value. Upon the acquisition of such land, Interior, in consultation with the Army Corps of Engineers, shall provide for: the restoration of the acquired land for flood damage reduction and water storage, treatment, and conveyance purposes;
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. Curt Clawson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 03/22/2016
Spread the world
US Congress 114th Congress
Douglas County Economic Development and Conservation Act of 2016 [HB-4688]
[Economic Development ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Gaming ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Community Development ]
Douglas County Economic Development and Conservation Act of 2016 This bill directs the Forest Service to convey approximately 67 acres of certain Forest Service land (Lake Tahoe-Nevada State Park) to the state of Nevada for the conservation of wildlife or natural resources or for a public park. Subject to the agreement of the permit holder, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) shall include in the permit for operation of the Zephyr Cove Resort the approximately 44.7 acres of National Forest System land identified as the Zephyr Shoals. The Forest
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 03/08/2016
Spread the world
US Congress 114th Congress
To direct the Secretary of the Army to expedite the completion of repairs to the Herbert Hoover Dike, Florida, and for other purposes. [HB-4667]
[Water ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Safety ]
To direct the Secretary of the Army to expedite the completion of repairs to the Herbert Hoover Dike, Florida, and for other purposes. This bill directs the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, after completion of the study of the Herbert Hoover Dike, Florida, known as the Herbert Hoover Dike Dam Safety Modification Study, to: (1) carry out, without any further congressional authorization, the projects recommended as part the study; and (2) complete such projects by December 31, 2020. Appropriations in the amount of $800 million are made to carry out this
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Castor
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 03/03/2016
Spread the world
US Congress 114th Congress
Flood Insurance Transparency and Accountability Act of 2015 [HB-4107]
[Insurance ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Housing ]
[Public Safety ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Flood Insurance Transparency and Accountability Act of 2015 This bill amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (NFIA) to direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to declare that the final engineering report of an on-site property inspection conducted by an engineer to assess claims for losses covered by a flood insurance policy: may not be transmitted to any other person, employer, agency, or entity before it is transmitted to the insured; may not include alterations by anyone other than the person responsible for the report;
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel M. Donovan
Introduced In House on 11/19/2015
Spread the world
US Congress 114th Congress
Emergency Flood Response Act [HB-4070]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Water ]
[Public Safety ]
Emergency Flood Response Act This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish and carry out a pilot program to assist flood response efforts at state and federal regional levels in response to a levee failure or potential levee failure. FEMA may award grants to up to 10 eligible entities to: (1) establish or maintain a flood emergency fund, and (2) ensure a unified command system organizational framework for emergency flood activities. An "eligible entity" is a levee maintaining agency or unit of local government that
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. Jerry McNerney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings And Emergency Management. on 11/19/2015
Spread the world
US Congress 114th Congress
Small Municipality Flood Relief Act of 2015 [HB-3955]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Water ]
[Infrastructure ]
Small Municipality Flood Relief Act of 2015 This bill amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to release a local government from certain land restrictions imposed on a parcel under the hazard mitigation program for recipients of acquisition or relocation project assistance if: the local government submits to the state, more than five years after the closeout of the acquisition or relocation project, a request for such release; on the date of the request,
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. Rod Blum
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings And Emergency Management. on 11/06/2015
Spread the world
US Congress 114th Congress
Eastern Band Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act [HB-3599]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Gaming ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Recreation ]
Eastern Band Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act This bill takes specified lands and easements in Monroe County, Tennessee, into trust for the benefit of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. These lands include the Sequoyah Museum, the Chota Memorial, the Tanasi Memorial, and land to provide support for these properties and cultural programs. With the agreement of the Department of the Interior and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), the United States must take into trust for the benefit of the tribe certain additional TVA lands and easements
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. David P. Roe
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 02/24/2016
Spread the world
US Congress 114th Congress
Flood Insurance Mitigation and Policyholder Protection Act of 2015 [HB-3456]
[Insurance ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Housing ]
[Construction ]
Flood Insurance Mitigation and Policyholder Protection Act of 2015 This bill amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to require that any report of an on-site inspection of a property by a claims adjustor or engineer for the purpose of assessing any claim for losses covered by a flood insurance policy under such Act: may not be transmitted to any other person, employer, agency, or entity, before it is transmitted to the insured; may not include alterations by, or at the request of,
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. Peter T. King
Introduced In House on 09/09/2015
Spread the world
US Congress 114th Congress
Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act of 2015 [HB-34]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Environmental ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[International ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Water ]
Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act of 2015 Reauthorizes the Tsunami Warning and Education Act through FY2017. (Sec. 4) Consolidates separate tsunami warning systems for the Pacific and Arctic Oceans and for the Atlantic Ocean into a single warning system. Requires the system to support international tsunami forecasting and warning efforts. Requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to support or maintain tsunami warning centers to support the national warning system and develop uniform operational procedures for
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
Became Public Law No: 114-255. on 12/13/2016
Spread the world
US Congress 114th Congress
National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2015 [HB-3337]
[Infrastructure ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2015 Establishes the National Infrastructure Development Bank as a wholly owned government corporation. Makes the Bank's Board of Directors responsible for monitoring and overseeing energy, environmental, telecommunications, and transportation infrastructure projects. Authorizes the Board to: (1) make senior and subordinated direct loans and loan guarantees to assist in the financing or refinancing of an infrastructure project, (2) issue public benefit bonds and provide financing to infrastructure
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Power. on 07/31/2015
Spread the world
US Congress 114th Congress
Flood Insurance Integrity Act of 2015 [HB-3317]
[Insurance ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Housing ]
Flood Insurance Integrity Act of 2015 Directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review every four years the rate tables established by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for implementing the national flood insurance program under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, and determine whether: (1) the chargeable premium rates for flood insurance coverage determined by those tables are actuarially sound, based on standard actuarial practices used in the private sector; and (2) such chargeable premium rates are sufficient to ensure
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. Elizabeth H. Esty
Introduced In House on 07/29/2015
Spread the world
US Congress 114th Congress
Fairness in Flood Insurance Act of 2015 [HB-3297]
[Insurance ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Water ]
Fairness in Flood Insurance Act of 2015 This bill amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to declare that, in any appeal to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), or any judicial review of a final administrative determination, regarding the designation of flood elevation determinations or the identification of special flood hazard areas, FEMA shall have the burden of proving, by clear and convincing evidence, that the elevations proposed or the designation of an identified special flood hazard area is scientifically and technically
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith
Introduced In House on 07/29/2015
Spread the world
US Congress 114th Congress
Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial and Castaic Wilderness Act [HB-3153]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Water ]
[Mining ]
[Recreation ]
Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial and Castaic Wilderness Act This bill establishes: (1) the Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial at the Saint Francis Dam site in Los Angeles County, California, to honor the victims of the Saint Francis Dam disaster of March 12, 1928; (2) the Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Monument on specified land administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in Los Angeles County; and (3) the Saint Francis Dam Advisory Commission. The Commission must: (1) report recommendations for the planning, design,
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. Julia Brownley
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 08/31/2015
Spread the world
US Congress 114th Congress
Department of Defense Energy Security Act of 2015 [HB-3108]
[Defense ]
[Energy ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Military ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Water ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[National Security ]
[Climate Change ]
Department of Defense Energy Security Act of 2015 This bill authorizes military departments to carry out pilot programs to enter into energy savings performance contracts through FY2041, for the purpose of achieving direct energy savings and secondary savings in: (1) certain mobile assets of the Armed Forces that consume energy for the purpose of transportation or maintaining a controlled environment within the vehicle, device, or equipment; and (2) any federally owned equipment used to generate electricity or transport water. Under an energy savings
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew A. Cartwright
Referred To The Subcommittee On Readiness. on 08/13/2015
Spread the world
US Congress 114th Congress
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016 [HB-2995]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Health ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Healthcare ]
[Crime ]
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations for financial services and general government, including programs in the Department of the Treasury, the Executive Office of the President, the federal judiciary, the District of Columbia, and several independent agencies. Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2016 TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Provides appropriations to the Department of the Treasury for Departmental Offices, including: Salaries and Expenses, the Office of Terrorism
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. Ander Crenshaw
The House Committee On Appropriations Reported An Original Measure, H. Rept. 114-194, By Mr. Crenshaw. on 07/09/2015
Spread the world
US Congress 114th Congress
Drought Recovery and Resilience Act of 2015 [HB-2983]
[Agriculture ]
[Cannabis ]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Water ]
[Science ]
[Food ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Economic Development ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Drought Recovery and Resilience Act of 2015 TITLE I--EMERGENCY DROUGHT RESPONSE APPROPRIATIONS FROM RECLAMATION FUND This bill provides emergency supplemental appropriations for FY2015 from the Reclamation Fund to the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Department of Justice (DOJ), and the Army Corps of Engineers for water projects, programs, grants, or loans in states impacted by drought. Interior is provided additional amounts for the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation),
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 08/18/2015
Spread the world
US Congress 114th Congress
Flood Insurance Fairness Act of 2015 [HB-2918]
[Insurance ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Housing ]
Flood Insurance Fairness Act of 2015 Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to repeal provisions that prohibit the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from estimating subsidized risk premium rates for flood insurance coverage on: (1) residential property which is not the primary residence of an individual, and (2) any business property. Qualifies those properties for such rates. Requires FEMA, when developing guidance and rate tables necessary to implement this Act, to consult with Write Your Own companies, which are participating
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Castor
Introduced In House on 06/25/2015
Spread the world
US Congress 114th Congress
W21 Water in the 21st Century Act [HB-291]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Water ]
[Climate Change ]
[Science ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Energy ]
W21 Water in the 21st Century Act This bill establishes within the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) a WaterSense program to identify, label, and promote water efficient products, buildings, landscapes, facilities, processes, and services. This bill establishes a program to provide financial incentives for consumers to purchase and install products, buildings, landscapes, facilities, processes, and services labeled under the WaterSense program. The EPA is required to make grants to owners or operators of water systems to address any ongoing
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water, Power And Oceans. on 03/02/2015
Spread the world
US Congress 114th Congress
Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act [HB-2901]
[Insurance ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 to make technical amendments without substantive change to requirements for flood insurance under either the federal program or private flood insurance. (Under current law, any building, mobile home or personal property that would be financed by a federally-backed mortgage must have flood insurance if the property is located in an area designated as a special flood hazard.) As under current law, the amount of mandatory flood insurance
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 05/09/2016