S.Amdt. 4738

SA 4738. Ms. STABENOW (for himself and Mr. Levin) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 4707 proposed by Mr.
Dodd (for himself and Mr. Shelby) to the bill S. 2284, to amend the
National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, to restore the financial solvency
of the flood insurance fund, and for other purposes; which was ordered
to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 72, after line 19, insert the following:
(e) Study on Grand River Floodwall.--
(1) In general.--The Director and the Corps of Engineers,
in conjunction with the City of Grand Rapids, shall conduct a
study on the Grand River Floodwall in Grand Rapids, Michigan,
to determine if such Floodwall (which is built one foot above
the existing 100-year flood levels) is adequate to provide
flood protection.
(2) No cost to city.--The study required under paragraph
(1) shall be conducted at no cost to the City of Grand
Rapids.
(3) Terms of analysis.--In making the determination
required under paragraph (1), the Director and the Corps of
Engineers shall--
(A) use the best and most appropriate geologic, hydrologic,
climate data, and flood modeling available;
(B) fully analyze and identify--
(i) the overall risk of failure of the Grand River
Floodwall to the City of Grand Rapids;
(ii) the existing flood protection measures provided by
such Floodwall; and
(iii) the risk remaining to the City of Grand Rapids after
consideration of the existing flood protection measures
provided by such Floodwall; and
(C) assign a realistic cost to taking measures to insure
against the remaining risk identified under subparagraph (B).
(4) No update of floodmaps until study completed.--During
the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act
and ending on the date on which the study required under
paragraph (1) is completed, the Director may not issue any
updated flood insurance rate maps for the City of Grand
Rapids.
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