To remove from the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System areas included in Florida System Unit P-16, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-hr-1811
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Radel, Trey [R-FL-19]
Introduced: 2013-04-26
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Building construction

Disaster relief and insurance

Floods and storm protection

Florida

Marine and coastal resources, fisheries

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2014-04-08
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-04-26
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Directs the Secretary of the Interior to revise the maps of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System to remove from Florida System Unit P-16 the areas of Collier County, Florida, known as Royal Marco Point on Marco Island and La Peninsula of the Isles of Capri in Naples.</p> <p>Exempts such removed areas from provisions denying new insurance coverage under the National Flood Insurance Program to properties in violation of state or local laws restricting land development or occupancy in flood-prone areas, thereby making new flood insurance available to the removed areas. Prohibits the removed areas from being denied flood insurance pursuant to such restrictions unless: (1) the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) determines that such property would have been declared by a state or local zoning authority to be in violation of state or local laws without regard to whether this Act had been in effect at the time of such declaration; or (2) after the enactment of this Act, a state or local zoning authority finds such property to be in violation of such state or local laws.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1811 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 26, 2013 Mr. Radel introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources , 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 A BILL To remove from the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System areas included in Florida System Unit P–16, and for other purposes.

1. Removal from John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System of areas included in Florida System Unit P–16 The Secretary of the Interior shall revise maps referred to in section 4(a) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3503(a) ) as necessary to remove from Florida System Unit P–16— (1) the area known as Royal Marco Point on Marco Island, Collier County, Florida; and (2) the area known as La Peninsula of the Isles of Capri in Naples, Collier County, Florida. 2. Availability of insurance under the National Flood Insurance Program for areas removed from Florida System Unit P–16 Section 1316 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 4023 ) shall not apply with respect to a property located in an area described in paragraph (1) or (2) of section 1 unless— (1) the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency determines that such property would have been declared by a duly constituted State or local zoning authority, or other authorized public body, to be in violation of State or local laws, regulations, or ordinances as described in such section 1316 without regard to whether section 1 of this Act had been in effect at the time of the declaration by such State or local zoning authority or such other authorized public body; or (2) after the date of the enactment of this Act, a duly constituted State or local zoning authority, or other authorized public body, finds such property to be in violation of State or local laws, regulations, or ordinances described in such section 1316.