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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2021
To reduce flood losses.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 25, 2001
Mr. KIND (for himself, Mr. LEACH, Mr. LUTHER, Mr. GILCHREST, Ms.
MCCOLLUM, Mr. GUTKNECHT, Mr. EVANS, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. BOSWELL,
Mr. HULSHOF, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. POMEROY, Mr. PETRI, Ms. HOOLEY
of Oregon, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr. BLUMENAUER, and Mr. BARRETT of
Wisconsin) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To reduce flood losses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Flood Loss Reduction Act of 2001’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of
this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings and purposes.
Sec. 3. Flood loss reduction study.
Sec. 4. Flood mitigation.
Sec. 5. Hazard mitigation.
Sec. 6. Flood loss reduction prioritization.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following:
(1) Flood losses threaten the economic future of
floodplain communities.
(2) Postflood hazard mitigation reduces flood
losses, improves water quality, provides opportunities
for recreation, and enhances wildlife habitat.
(3) Federal efforts to reduce flood losses are
poorly coordinated.
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are the fol-
lowing:
(1) To develop a coordinated flood loss reduc-
tion strategy for the Upper Mississippi River flood-
plain.
(2) To expand efforts to relocate, elevate, and
flood-proof homes before and after disaster strikes.
(3) To prioritize Federal efforts to reduce flood
losses.
SEC. 3. FLOOD LOSS REDUCTION STUDY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 459 of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1999 (33 U.S.C. 652 note;
113 Stat. 332–333) is amended by striking subsections
(a) and (b) and inserting the following:
‘‘(a) FLOOD LOSS REDUCTION PLAN.—Not later
than the last day of the 6-month period beginning on the
date of enactment of the Flood Loss Reduction Act of
2001, the Secretary and the Director of the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency shall collaboratively develop, in
consultation with local and state interests, a plan to re-
duce flood losses in the Upper Mississippi River floodplain,
including consideration of structural and nonstructural
measures.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Such section is fur-
ther amended by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and
(e) as subsections (b), (c), and (d), respectively.
SEC. 4. FLOOD MITIGATION.
(a) FUNDING.—Section 212(i)(1) of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1999 (33 U.S.C. 2332(i)(1);
113 Stat. 291) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be
appropriated $100,000,000 to carry out this section
for fiscal years 2002 through 2010.’’.
(b) PRIORITY AREAS.—Section 212(e) of such Act
(33 U.S.C. 2332(e)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(27);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (28) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(29) LaCrosse County, Wisconsin;
‘‘(30) Crawford County, Wisconsin;
‘‘(31) Buffalo County, Wisconsin;
‘‘(32) Calhoun County, Illinois;
‘‘(33) Saint Charles County, Missouri;
‘‘(34) Saint Louis County, Missouri;
‘‘(35) Dubuque County, Iowa;
‘‘(36) Scott County, Iowa; and
‘‘(37) Rock Island County, Illinois.’’.
SEC. 5. HAZARD MITIGATION
(a) LIMITATION ON TOTAL AMOUNT OF FEDERAL
CONTRIBUTIONS.—Section 404(a) of the Robert T. Staf-
ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 5170c(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘15 percent of
the estimated aggregate amount of grants to be made (less
any associated administrative costs)’’ and inserting ‘‘25
percent of the estimated aggregate amount of grants to
be made’’.
(b) 
INCREASED
FEDERAL
SHARE.—Section
322(e)(1) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5165(e)(1)) is
amended by striking ‘‘20 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘30 per-
cent.’’
SEC. 6. FLOOD LOSS REDUCTION PRIORITIZATION
The Secretary of the Army and the Director of the
Federal Emergency Management Agency shall develop
and annually update, rank, and list authorized flood dam-
age reduction and predisaster hazard mitigation projects
according to the extent to which projects address repetitive
loss structures, include nonstructural features, and restore
natural rivers and floodplain and shall annually publish
the list in the Federal Register.
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