The bill would require certain communities in the National Flood Insurance Program to identify areas repeatedly damaged by floods, assess ongoing risks, and create and carry out plans to reduce those risks. A community qualifies if it meets specified thresholds involving repeatedly damaged insured properties, severe repetitive loss structures without approved mitigation, or facilities repaired after more than one flood in 10 years. Communities would submit plans and updates to FEMA and make them and progress reports public, subject to privacy rules. FEMA could provide claims data and consider a community’s compliance when deciding on mitigation assistance. FEMA could also impose sanctions, including probation or suspension from the program, after giving notice and recommendations for corrective action. FEMA must issue regulations within one year.
If you live in a covered community, the community would have to plan for flood-risk reduction and publish its plan and progress reports. The bill does not create direct requirements for individual residents.
The bill does not specify expenses or funding amounts.
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