Flood Insurance for Farmers Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 1/29/2019
Actions
- 2019-01-29Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- 2019-01-29Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E102)
- 2019-01-29Introduced in House
- 2019-01-29Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-01-29 (00)
Flood Insurance for Farmers Act of 2019
This bill modifies coverage requirements under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The bill allows certain local variances from compliance with elevation and flood-proofing requirements for agricultural structures located in special flood hazard zones. The chargeable premium rate for coverage of a structure given a variance shall be the same as would otherwise apply if the structure had been dry floodproofed.
The bill allows for alternative maps and risk-based rates for NFIP coverage in certain areas where levees fail to meet specified minimum standards.
Cosponsors (15)
- Doug LaMalfa (R-CA)
- Jim Costa (D-CA)
- Jerry McNerney (D-CA)
- Steven Palazzo (R-MS)
- Steve King (R-IA)
- Ralph Abraham (R-LA)
- Mike Bost (R-IL)
- David Scott (D-GA)
- Bob Gibbs (R-OH)
- Jason Smith (R-MO)
- Ami Bera (D-CA)
- David Rouzer (R-NC)
- Josh Harder (D-CA)
- TJ Cox (D-CA)
- W. Steube (R-FL)
Subjects
- Disaster relief and insurance
- Farmland
- Floods and storm protection
- Land use and conservation
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