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[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2548 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2548

_______________________________________________________________________

                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 18, 2019

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
                        and Governmental Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

 
   To modify eligibility requirements for certain hazard mitigation 
              assistance programs, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Hazard Eligibility and Local 
Projects Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO BEGIN IMPLEMENTATION OF ACQUISITION OR RELOCATION 
              PROJECTS.

    (a) Eligibility for Assistance for Initiated Projects.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, an entity seeking assistance under a hazard mitigation 
        assistance program shall be eligible to receive such assistance 
        for a covered project if the entity--
                    (A) complies with all other eligibility 
                requirements of the hazard mitigation assistance 
                program for acquisition or relocation projects, 
                including extinguishing all incompatible encumbrances; 
                and
                    (B) complies with all Federal requirements for the 
                project.
            (2) Costs incurred.--An entity seeking assistance under a 
        hazard mitigation assistance program shall be responsible for 
        any project costs incurred by the entity for a covered project 
        if the covered project is not awarded, or is determined to be 
        ineligible for, assistance.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions apply:
            (1) Covered project.--The term ``covered project'' means--
                    (A) an acquisition or relocation project for which 
                an entity began implementation prior to grant award 
                under a hazard mitigation assistance program; and
                    (B) a project for which an entity initiated 
                planning or construction before or after requesting 
                assistance for the project under a hazard mitigation 
                assistance program qualifying for a categorical 
                exemption under the National Environmental Policy Act.
            (2) Hazard mitigation assistance program.--The term 
        ``hazard mitigation assistance program'' means--
                    (A) the predisaster hazard mitigation grant program 
                authorized under section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford 
                Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
                5133);
                    (B) the hazard mitigation grant program authorized 
                under section 404 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
                Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c); 
                and
                    (C) the flood mitigation assistance program 
                authorized under section 1366 of the National Flood 
                Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4104c).
    (c) Applicability.--This section shall apply to funds appropriated 
on or after the date of enactment of this Act.

            Passed the House of Representatives December 17, 2019.

            Attest:

                                             CHERYL L. JOHNSON,

                                                                 Clerk.
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