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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. MEAD-
OWS) 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 
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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 ‘‘Hazard Eligibility and 
Local Projects Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO BEGIN IMPLEMENTATION OF ACQUI-
SITION 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 eligi-
ble to receive such assistance for a covered project if 
the entity— 
(A) complies with all other eligibility re-
quirements of the hazard mitigation assistance 
program for acquisition or relocation projects, 
including extinguishing all incompatible encum-
brances; and 
(B) complies with all Federal requirements 
for the project. 
(2) COSTS INCURRED.—An entity seeking assist-
ance 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 
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is not awarded, or is determined to be ineligible for, 
assistance. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—This section shall apply to any 
application for assistance for a covered project submitted 
on or after January 1, 2016. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi-
nitions 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 assist-
ance program; and 
(B) a project for which an entity initiated 
planning or construction before or after request-
ing assistance for the project under a hazard 
mitigation assistance program qualifying for a 
categorical exemption under the National Envi-
ronmental Policy Act. 
(2) HAZARD
MITIGATION
ASSISTANCE
PRO-
GRAM.—The term ‘‘hazard mitigation assistance pro-
gram’’ means— 
(A) the predisaster hazard mitigation grant 
program authorized under section 203 of the 
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Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency 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 Assist-
ance 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). 
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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 haz-
ard mitigation assistance programs, and for 
other purposes. 
DECEMBER 12, 2019 
Reported from the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure with an amendment 
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 
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