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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6010 
To ensure that flood level estimates in the Great Lakes basin represent 
true flood risk. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2006 
Mrs. MILLER of Michigan introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To ensure that flood level estimates in the Great Lakes 
basin represent true flood risk. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Accurate Great Lakes 
Flood Estimate Act of 2006’’. 
SEC. 2. GREAT LAKES FLOOD LEVEL STUDY AND LIMITA-
TION OF FLOOD ELEVATION INCREASES. 
Section 1360 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 
1968 (42 U.S.C. 4101) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection: 
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‘‘(k) GREAT LAKES FLOOD LEVEL STUDIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than the expira-
tion of the 90-day period beginning upon the com-
pletion by the International Joint Commission of 
The Upper Great Lakes Study, and not later than 
every 15 years after the expiration of such period, 
the Director shall request the Corps of Engineers to 
complete an updated analysis of flood levels for 
areas surrounding the Great Lakes and their inter-
connecting channels to assist the Director in the de-
velopment of maps identifying 100- and 500-year 
flood inundation areas for those areas. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The Director shall re-
quest the Corps of Engineers, in each determination 
of flood levels pursuant to paragraph (1), to— 
‘‘(A) utilize base data from The Upper 
Great Lakes Study conducted by the Inter-
national Joint Commission; 
‘‘(B) utilize base data from the Inter-
national Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River 
Study conducted by the International Joint 
Commission; 
‘‘(C) incorporate changes in the regulation 
of Lake Ontario water levels and outflows; 
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‘‘(D) incorporate changes in the regulation 
of Lake Superior water levels and outflows; and 
‘‘(E) incorporate current and historical 
factors other than recorded water levels that 
may influence water levels and the determina-
tion of flood level estimates. 
‘‘(3) VALIDITY OF STUDY.—The Director shall 
take such actions as may be necessary to ensure that 
the flood levels determined pursuant to each request 
under paragraph (1) are valid and appropriate for 
use for purposes of the national flood insurance pro-
gram. 
‘‘(4) COMPLETION OF STUDY.—In making each 
request under paragraph (1), the Director shall re-
quest that the Corps of Engineers complete the up-
dated flood level analysis not later than 24 months 
after the request is made. 
‘‘(5) LIMITATION OF ELEVATION INCREASES.— 
The Director shall not increase the base flood ele-
vation in any community in areas surrounding the 
Great Lakes and their interconnecting channels until 
the Corps of Engineers completes the first updated 
flood level analysis pursuant to a request under 
paragraph (1). 
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‘‘(6) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this para-
graph, the following definitions shall apply: 
‘‘(A) The term ‘Great Lakes’ means Lake 
Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake 
Erie, and Lake Ontario. 
‘‘(B) The term ‘interconnecting channels’ 
means, with respect to the Great Lakes, the St. 
Mary’s River, St. Clair River, Lake St. Clair, 
the Detroit River, the Niagara River, and the 
St. Lawrence River.’’. 
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