Federal Infrastructure Flood Resiliency Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3854
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20]
Introduced: 2017-09-27
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Air quality

Climate change and greenhouse gases

Executive Office of the President

Floods and storm protection

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Water resources funding
Latest action: action_date: 2017-09-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-09-27
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Federal Infrastructure Flood Resiliency Act of 2017</b></p> <p>This bill states that Executive Order 13690, titled "Establishing a Federal Flood Risk Management Standard and a Process for Further Soliciting and Considering Stakeholder Input," shall have the force and effect of law.&nbsp;The order includes provisions&nbsp;establishing a higher elevation standard than previously required.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3854 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 27, 2017 Mr. Panetta (for himself, Mr. Curbelo of Florida , Mr. Huffman , Mr. Scott of Virginia , and Mr. Raskin ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To provide that the Executive order entitled Establishing a Federal Flood Risk Management Standard and a Process for Further Soliciting and Considering Stakeholder Input shall have the force and effect of law.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Infrastructure Flood Resiliency Act of 2017 . 2. Legal effect Notwithstanding any other provision of law or Executive order, Executive Order 13690 (80 Fed. Reg. 6425), signed on January 30, 2015, and entitled Establishing a Federal Flood Risk Management Standard and a Process for Further Soliciting and Considering Stakeholder Input shall have the force and effect of law.