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Union Calendar No. 124 

117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1917 

[Report No. 117–170, Part I] 

To modify eligibility requirements for certain hazard mitigation assistance 

programs, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 16, 2021 

Mrs. FLETCHER (for herself and Mr. MCCAUL) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period 

to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 

concerned 

NOVEMBER 2, 2021 

Additional sponsors: Miss GONZA ́LEZ-COLO ́N, Mr. RICE of South Carolina, 

Mr. MURPHY of North Carolina, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, and Mr. ALLRED

NOVEMBER 2, 2021 

Reported from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

NOVEMBER 2, 2021 

Committee on Financial Services discharged; committed to the Committee of 

the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To modify eligibility requirements for certain hazard 

mitigation assistance programs, and for other purposes. 


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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 ‘‘Hazard Eligibility and 

5 Local Projects Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO BEGIN IMPLEMENTATION OF AC7 QUISITION OR RELOCATION PROJECTS. 

8 (a) ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE FOR INITIATED

9 PROJECTS.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 

11 provision of law, an entity seeking assistance under 

12 a hazard mitigation assistance program shall be eli13 gible to receive such assistance for a covered project 

14 if the entity— 

15 (A) complies with all other eligibility re16 quirements of the hazard mitigation assistance 

17 program for acquisition or relocation projects, 

18 including extinguishing all incompatible encum19 brances; and 

20 (B) complies with all Federal requirements 

21 for the project. 

22 (2) COSTS INCURRED.—An entity seeking as23 sistance under a hazard mitigation assistance pro24 gram shall be responsible for any project costs in25 curred by the entity for a covered project if the covVerDate Sep 11 2014 00:45 Nov 03, 2021 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1917.RH H1917

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1 ered project is not awarded, or is determined to be 

2 ineligible for, assistance. 

3 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi4 nitions apply: 

5 (1) COVERED PROJECT.—The term ‘‘covered 

6 project’’ means— 

7 (A) an acquisition or relocation project for 

8 which an entity began implementation prior to 

9 grant award under a hazard mitigation assist10 ance program; and 

11 (B) a project for which an entity initiated 

12 planning or construction before or after re13 questing assistance for the project under a haz14 ard mitigation assistance program qualifying 

15 for a categorical exemption under the National 

16 Environmental Policy Act. 

17 (2) HAZARD MITIGATION ASSISTANCE PRO18 GRAM.—The term ‘‘hazard mitigation assistance 

19 program’’ means— 

20 (A) the predisaster hazard mitigation 

21 grant program authorized under section 203 of 

22 the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 

23 Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133); 

24 (B) the hazard mitigation grant program 

25 authorized under section 404 of the Robert T. 


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1 Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist2 ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c); and 

3 (C) the flood mitigation assistance pro4 gram authorized under section 1366 of the Na5 tional Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 

6 4104c). 

7 (c) APPLICABILITY.—This section shall apply to 

8 funds appropriated on or after the date of enactment of 

9 this Act. 


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Union Calendar No. 124 

117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1917 

[Report No. 117–170, Part I] 

A BILL 

To modify eligibility requirements for certain hazother purposes. ard mitigation assistance programs, and for 

NOVEMBER 2, 2021 

Reported from the Committee on Transportation and 

Infrastructure 

NOVEMBER 2, 2021 

Committee on Finanial Services discharged; committed to 

Union and ordered to be printed the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 


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