Flood Prevention Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2540
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2017-05-18
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: District of Columbia

Floods and storm protection

Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Latest action: action_date: 2017-06-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-05-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Flood Prevention Act of 201</b><b>7</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to make the District of Columbia eligible to receive federal coastal zone management funding, including flood mitigation and prevention funds. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2540 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 18, 2017 Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to allow the District of Columbia to receive Federal funding under such Act, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Flood Prevention Act of 2017 . 2. Eligibility of District of Columbia for Federal funding under the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 Section 304(4) of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 ( 16 U.S.C. 1453(4) ) is amended by inserting the District of Columbia, after the term also includes .