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Union Calendar No. 270 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2548 

[Report No. 116–339, Part I] 

To modify eligibility requirements for certain hazard mitigation assistance 

programs, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 7, 2019 

Mrs. FLETCHER (for herself, Mr. OLSON, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, and Mr. MEADOWS) 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 

DECEMBER 12, 2019 

Additional sponsors: Miss GONZA ́LEZ-COLO ́N of Puerto Rico, Mr. GREEN of 

Texas, Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. HECK, Mr. 

CUELLAR, Mr. VELA, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. MALINOWSKI, Mr. ALLRED, Mr. 

GARAMENDI, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Mr. CRENSHAW, and Mr. ROUDA

DECEMBER 12, 2019 

Reported from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure with an 

amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

DECEMBER 12, 2019 

Committee on Financial Services discharged; committed to the Committee of 

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

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 7, 2019] 


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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 ACQUI7 SITION 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 eligi13 ble to receive such assistance for a covered project if 

14 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 assist23 ance under a hazard mitigation assistance program 

24 shall be responsible for any project costs incurred by 

25 the entity for a covered project if the covered project 


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1 is not awarded, or is determined to be ineligible for, 

2 assistance. 

3 (b) APPLICABILITY.—This section shall apply to any 

4 application for assistance for a covered project submitted 

5 on or after January 1, 2016. 

6 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi7 nitions apply: 

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

9 project’’ means— 

10 (A) an acquisition or relocation project for 

11 which an entity began implementation prior to 

12 grant award under a hazard mitigation assist13 ance program; and 

14 (B) a project for which an entity initiated 

15 planning or construction before or after request16 ing assistance for the project under a hazard 

17 mitigation assistance program qualifying for a 

18 categorical exemption under the National Envi19 ronmental Policy Act. 

20 (2) HAZARD MITIGATION ASSISTANCE PRO21 GRAM.—The term ‘‘hazard mitigation assistance pro22 gram’’ means— 

23 (A) the predisaster hazard mitigation grant 

24 program authorized under section 203 of the 


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1 Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer2 gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133); 

3 (B) the hazard mitigation grant program 

4 authorized under section 404 of the Robert T. 

5 Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist6 ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c); and 

7 (C) the flood mitigation assistance program 

8 authorized under section 1366 of the National 

9 Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4104c). 


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Union Calendar No. 270 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2548 

[Report No. 116–339, Part I] 

A BILL 

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

DECEMBER 12, 2019 

Reported from the Committee on Transportation and 

Infrastructure with an amendment 

DECEMBER 12, 2019 

Committee on Financial Services discharged; committed 

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


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