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111th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5182
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 29, 2010
Mr. Berry introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services
A BILL
To help certain communities adversely affected by FEMA’s flood mapping modernization program.
Flood map modernization and flood protection systems
Suspension of mapping updates
Notwithstanding subsections (e) and (f) of
section 1360 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4101(e) and
(f)), the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall not
revise, update, or publish any flood insurance rate map under its Flood Map
Modernization Program (commonly referred to as Map Mod
) for any
counties that are protected by a structure built or maintained by the Army
Corps of Engineers unless the affected owner of such structure or the community
protected by such structure—
has been formally notified of any deficiencies in such structure; and
has been afforded 7 years to rectify any such deficiencies that would affect the flood insurance rate map for the geographic area in which such structure or community is located.
Limitation on required purchase; suspension of premium increases
Until such time as the owner of a structure described in subsection (a) has been afforded 7 years to rectify any identified deficiencies in the structure, and notwithstanding the mandatory purchase requirements of sections 102 and 202 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4012a, 4106), the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall not—
require owners of property located in any county described in subsection (a) who, prior to the date of enactment of this Act were not required to purchase flood insurance, to purchase flood insurance; and
for owners of property located in any county described in subsection (a) that had purchased flood insurance prior to the date of enactment of this Act, increase the risk premium rate charged for such flood insurance.