Title: Hazard Eligibility and Local Projects Act
Policy area: Emergency Management

Summary:
Hazard Eligibility and Local Projects Act
This bill makes an entity seeking assistance under a hazard mitigation assistance program eligible to receive such assistance for certain projects already in progress.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2548 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2548

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


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                    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

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                                 A BILL


 
   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 PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN HAZARD 
              MITIGATION PROJECTS.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions apply:
            (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
        Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
            (2) Covered project.--The term ``covered project'' means--
                    (A) an acquisition or relocation project for which 
                an entity began implementation before a grant was 
                awarded 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 
                grant program qualifying for a categorical exemption 
                under the National Environmental Policy Act.
            (3) 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).
    (b) Eligibility for Assistance for Initiated Projects.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, an entity seeking hazard mitigation 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 hazard mitigation 
        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.
    (c) Applicability.--This section shall apply to any application for 
hazard mitigation assistance for a covered project submitted on or 
after January 1, 2016.
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