Flood Mapping Modernization and Homeowner Empowerment Pilot Program Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 5/2/2019
Actions
- 2019-05-02Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- 2019-05-01Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-05-01Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-05-01Introduced in House
- 2019-05-01Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-05-01 (00)
Flood Mapping Modernization and Homeowner Empowerment Pilot Program Act of 2019
This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to carry out a pilot program to make grants to local governments to enhance the mapping of urban flooding and associated property damage and the availability of such mapping data to homeowners, businesses, and localities to enable them to minimize flooding risk. The grants may only be made to local governments in urbanized areas with populations greater than 50,000 or to stormwater management authorities in those localities.
FEMA shall give priority to grant applicants in areas that (1) are highly vulnerable to a sea level rise, (2) include a military installation or other national security facility, or (3) have a population highly vulnerable to urban flooding and have an uneven capacity for flood mitigation and response efforts due to socioeconomic factors.
Cosponsors (4)
- Francis Rooney (R-FL)
- DANNY DAVIS (D-IL)
- Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL)
- JANICE SCHAKOWSKY (D-IL)
Subjects
- Building construction
- Census and government statistics
- Congressional oversight
- Emergency planning and evacuation
- Floods and storm protection
- Geography and mapping
- Government information and archives
- Housing finance and home ownership
- Military facilities and property
- Natural disasters
- Seashores and lakeshores
- State and local government operations
- Urban and suburban affairs and development
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