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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1917 

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 

A BILL 

To modify eligibility requirements for certain hazard 

mitigation assistance programs, 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 ‘‘Hazard Eligibility and 

5 Local Projects Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO BEGIN IMPLEMENTATION OF AC2 QUISITION OR RELOCATION PROJECTS. 

3 (a) ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE FOR INITIATED

4 PROJECTS.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 

6 provision of law, an entity seeking assistance under 

7 a hazard mitigation assistance program shall be eli8 gible to receive such assistance for a covered project 

9 if the entity— 

10 (A) complies with all other eligibility re11 quirements of the hazard mitigation assistance 

12 program for acquisition or relocation projects, 

13 including extinguishing all incompatible encum14 brances; and 

15 (B) complies with all Federal requirements 

16 for the project. 

17 (2) COSTS INCURRED.—An entity seeking as18 sistance under a hazard mitigation assistance pro19 gram shall be responsible for any project costs in20 curred by the entity for a covered project if the cov21 ered project is not awarded, or is determined to be 

22 ineligible for, assistance. 

23 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi24 nitions apply: 

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

26 project’’ means— 


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1 (A) an acquisition or relocation project for 

2 which an entity began implementation prior to 

3 grant award under a hazard mitigation assist4 ance program; and 

5 (B) a project for which an entity initiated 

6 planning or construction before or after re7 questing assistance for the project under a haz8 ard mitigation assistance program qualifying 

9 for a categorical exemption under the National 

10 Environmental Policy Act. 

11 (2) HAZARD MITIGATION ASSISTANCE PRO12 GRAM.—The term ‘‘hazard mitigation assistance 

13 program’’ means— 

14 (A) the predisaster hazard mitigation 

15 grant program authorized under section 203 of 

16 the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 

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

18 (B) the hazard mitigation grant program 

19 authorized under section 404 of the Robert T. 

20 Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist21 ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c); and 

22 (C) the flood mitigation assistance pro23 gram authorized under section 1366 of the Na24 tional Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 

25 4104c). 


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

2 funds appropriated on or after the date of enactment of 

3 this Act. 

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