Flood Prevention Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-5784
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-10-28
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Latest action: action_date: 2021-11-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-10-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Flood Prevention Act of 2021</strong></p> <p>This bill makes the District of Columbia eligible to receive federal coastal zone management funding, including flood mitigation and prevention funds. </p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5784 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 28, 2021 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 2021 . 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 .