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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2005 

To provide for the reviewing, updating, and maintenance of National Flood 

Insurance Program rate maps, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 14, 2005 

Mr. REED introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to 

the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 

A BILL 

To provide for the reviewing, updating, and maintenance 

of National Flood Insurance Program rate maps, and 

for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Flood Map5 ping Act of 2005’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means a National 

9 Flood Insurance Program rate map. 
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1 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

2 the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief 

3 of Engineers. 

4 (3) UNDER SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Under 

5 Secretary’’ means the Under Secretary for Emer6 gency Preparedness and Response, acting through 

7 the Director of the Federal Emergency Management 

8 Agency or a successor official. 

9 SEC. 3. IDENTIFICATION OF FLOODPRONE AREAS. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1360 of the National 

11 Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4101) is amend12 ed— 

13 (1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (2) 

14 and inserting the following: 

15 ‘‘(2) in cooperation with State and local map16 ping partners— 

17 ‘‘(A) establish, update, and maintain flood18 risk zone data in the areas described in para19 graph (1); and 

20 ‘‘(B) make estimates with respect to the 

21 rates of loss caused by floods in flood-risk zones 

22 of each such area.’’; 

23 (2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘to the identi24 fication’’ and all that follows through the end of the 

25 subsection and inserting the following: ‘‘to— 
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1 ‘‘(1) the identification and mapping of— 

2 ‘‘(A) flood hazard areas; and 

3 ‘‘(B) flood-risk zones; and 

4 ‘‘(2) the review and updating of maps in coastal 

5 areas.’’; and 

6 (3) in subsection (g)— 

7 (A) in the first sentence— 

8 (i) by striking ‘‘To promote’’ and in9 serting the following: 

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To promote’’; and 

11 (ii) by inserting ‘‘and in accordance 

12 with paragraph (2)’’ after ‘‘free of 

13 charge’’; and 

14 (B) in the second sentence, by striking 

15 ‘‘Any receipts’’ and inserting the following: 

16 ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Flood insurance rate 

17 maps and related information shall be made avail18 able under paragraph (1)— 

19 ‘‘(A) on the website of the Federal Emer20 gency Management Agency; and 

21 ‘‘(B) in a format that— 

22 ‘‘(i) is digital; and 

23 ‘‘(ii) is geospatial data-compliant, as 

24 determined in accordance with the stand-
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1 ards established by the Open Geospatial 

2 Consortium. 

3 ‘‘(3) DEPOSIT OF RECEIPTS.—Any receipts’’. 

4 (b) TERMINATION DATE FOR TECHNICAL MAPPING

5 ADVISORY COUNCIL.—Section 576 of the National Flood 

6 Insurance Reform Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 4101 note; 108 

7 Stat. 2280) is amended— 

8 (1) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (2) 

9 and inserting the following: 

10 ‘‘(2) make recommendations to the Director 

11 with respect to— 

12 ‘‘(A) performance metrics and milestones 

13 to effectively and efficiently map flood risk 

14 areas in the United States; and 

15 ‘‘(B) procedures for delegating mapping 

16 activities to State and local government map17 ping partners; and’’; and 

18 (2) by striking subsection (k). 

19 SEC. 4. NATIONAL FLOOD MAPPING PROGRAM. 

20 (a) REVIEWING, UPDATING, AND MAINTAINING

21 MAPS.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary, in co23 ordination with the Technical Mapping Advisory 

24 Council established under section 576 of the Na25 tional Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 (42 
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1 U.S.C. 4101 note; 108 Stat. 2280) (as amended by 

2 section 3(b)), shall establish a program under which 

3 the Under Secretary shall review, update, and main4 tain National Flood Insurance Program rate maps 

5 in accordance with this subsection. 

6 (2) INCLUSIONS.— 

7 (A) COVERED AREAS.—Each map updated 

8 under this subsection shall include a depiction 

9 of— 

10 (i) the 500-year floodplain; 

11 (ii) areas that could be inundated as 

12 a result of the failure of a levee, as deter13 mined by the Under Secretary; and 

14 (iii) areas that could be inundated as 

15 a result of the failure of a dam, as identi16 fied under the National Dam Safety Pro17 gram Act (33 U.S.C. 467 et seq.). 

18 (B) OTHER INCLUSIONS.—In updating 

19 maps under this subsection, the Under Sec20 retary shall include— 

21 (i) any relevant information on coastal 

22 inundation from— 

23 (I) an applicable inundation map 

24 of the Corps of Engineers; and 
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1 (II) data of the National Oceanic 

2 and Atmospheric Administration re3 lating to storm surge modeling; 

4 (ii) any relevant information of the 

5 Geographical Service on stream flows, wa6 tershed characteristics, and topography 

7 that is useful in the identification of flood 

8 hazard areas, as determined by the Under 

9 Secretary; and 

10 (iii) a description of any hazard that 

11 might impact flooding, including, as deter12 mined by the Under Secretary— 

13 (I) land subsidence and coastal 

14 erosion areas; 

15 (II) sediment flow areas; 

16 (III) mud flow areas; 

17 (IV) ice jam areas; and 

18 (V) areas on coasts and inland 

19 that are subject to the failure of 

20 structural protective works, such as 

21 levees, dams, and floodwalls. 

22 (3) STANDARDS.—In updating and maintaining 

23 maps under this subsection, the Under Secretary 

24 shall establish standards to— 

25 (A) ensure that maps are adequate for— 
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1 (i) flood risk determinations; and 

2 (ii) use by State and local govern3 ments in managing development to reduce 

4 the risk of flooding; and 

5 (B) facilitate the Under Secretary, in con6 junction with State and local governments, to 

7 identify and use consistent methods of data col8 lection and analysis in developing maps for 

9 communities with similar flood risks, as deter10 mined by the Under Secretary. 

11 (4) HURRICANES KATRINA AND RITA MAPPING

12 PRIORITY.—In updating and maintaining maps 

13 under this subsection, the Under Secretary shall— 

14 (A) give priority to the updating and main15 tenance of maps of coastal areas affected by 

16 Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita to provide 

17 guidance with respect to hurricane recovery ef18 forts; and 

19 (B) use the process of updating and main20 taining maps under subparagraph (A) as a 

21 model for updating and maintaining other 

22 maps. 

23 (5) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

24 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Under 
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1 Secretary to carry out this subsection $400,000,000 

2 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2012. 

3 (b) COASTAL WINTER STORM AND HURRICANE AREA

4 IDENTIFICATION.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of the Na6 tional Flood Insurance Program, the Secretary shall 

7 identify areas that are, or could be, affected by a 

8 coastal winter storm or hurricane of each of cat9 egories 1 through 5, as rated on the Saffir-Simpson 

10 Hurricane Scale, in coastal States that are, or could 

11 be, affected by hurricanes, as determined by the Sec12 retary. 

13 (2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

14 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Chief 

15 of Engineers to carry out this subsection 

16 $9,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

17 (c) REVIEW OF EXECUTIVE ORDER.—The Comp18 troller General of the United States shall review the guid19 ance and regulations issued pursuant to Executive Order 

20 11988 (42 Fed. Reg. 26951, May 25, 1977; relating to 

21 floodplain management) to— 

22 (1) determine Federal agency compliance with 

23 the Executive order; and 
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1 (2) make recommendations for restricting Fed2 eral investment and assistance in floodplains, includ3 ing activities relating to flood damage recovery. 

4 SEC. 5. NATIONAL LEVEE INVENTORY. 

5 To identify levees for the National Flood Insurance 

6 Program, the Secretary shall maintain and periodically 

7 publish an inventory of levees in the United States. 

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