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Problem:SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Emergency Flood Response Act''.

SEC. 2. EMERGENCY FLOOD ACTIVITY PILOT PROGRAM.

(a) Establishment.--Not later than 18 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency shall establish and carry out a pilot program to
assist flood response efforts at State and Federal regional levels in
response to a levee failure or potential levee failure.
(b) Grants.--In carrying out the pilot program established under
subsection (a), the Administrator may award grants to not more than 10
eligible entities to--
(1) establish or maintain a flood emergency fund to be used
for emergency flood activities described in subsection (f); and
(2) ensure a unified command system organizational
framework for such activities.
(c) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this
section, an eligible entity shall submit to the Administrator an
application at such time, in such manner, and containing such
information as the Administrator may require, including the following:
(1) A plan describing the emergency flood activities for
which the funds may be used as well as the levee safety plan
that contains the unified command system that would carry out
such activities.
(2) A scope of work and tasks, project timeline, budget,
and ongoing post-grant management plan.
(3) Information regarding what entity maintains the flood
emergency fund.
(4) A description of non-Federal contributions to the flood
emergency fund.
(5) A description of how such plan will benefit the
community, environment, and economy of the participating region
within the legal boundaries of the applicant.
(6) Mechanisms for long-term replenishment of the flood
emergency fund and a description of what percentage of the fund
will be used--
(A) to support ongoing administrative project
maintenance; and
(B) for the unified command system that would use
and apply the fund in a flood emergency or post-flood
recovery.
(d) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this
section, an eligible entity, in cooperation with appropriate local,
State, and Federal agencies, shall establish criteria and procedures
for use of the entity's flood emergency fund in a flood emergency.
(e) Selection.--
(1) In general.--The Administrator shall award grants under
subsection (b) on a competitive basis.
(2) Priority.--In awarding grants under subsection (b), the
Administrator shall prioritize applications--
(A) from eligible entities that represent a
geographically diverse cross-section of the United
States;
(B) that include opportunities to build on existing
Federal and non-Federal flood relief efforts;
(C) from eligible entities that have a flood safety
plan approved by a levee maintaining agency; and
(D) from eligible entities that have a local
mitigation plan regarding hazard mitigation approved by
the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
(f) Use of Funds.--
(1) In general.--Funds awarded under this section may be
used in the case of a flood for emergency flood activities,
including planning and preparing to perform emergency flood
activities, and to support ongoing administrative project
maintenance. Emergency flood activities include prompt
emergency action to--
(A) prevent levee failure;
(B) close levee breaks;
(C) make relief cuts and dewater flooded areas; and
(D) otherwise physically limit the extent, depth,
and duration of flood waters in the event of a levee
failure.
(2) Limitation on use of funds.--Funds awarded under this
section may not be used if--
(A) the emergency flood activity is required by law
to be performed by the Corps of Engineers; and
(B) the Corps of Engineers immediately exercises
its authority to perform such activity.
(3) Additional guidelines.--The Administrator, in
consultation with the Corps of Engineers, shall establish any
additional guidelines for the use of funds awarded under this
section.
(g) Reimbursement of Expenditures.--As a condition of a grant
awarded to an eligible entity under subsection (b), the Administrator
shall ensure that, following an expenditure of funds from the entity's
flood emergency fund, the entity will--
(1) seek all available State and Federal disaster
assistance reimbursements for such expenditures; and
(2) deposit the reimbursements in the flood emergency fund.
(h) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a flood
emergency activity carried out using grant funds made available under
this section may not exceed 50 percent of the cost of such activity.
(i) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Eligible entity.--The term ''eligible entity'' means a
State local levee maintaining agency or unit of local
government that--
(A) is responsible for emergency flood response
efforts; and
(B) maintains and operates a flood emergency fund.
(2) Flood emergency fund.--The term ''flood emergency
fund'' means a fund established, maintained, and operated by a
levee maintaining agency or a local designated coordinating
agency, including the maintenance of the accounting of all
Federal and non-Federal funds and derivation of such funds.
(j) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $50,000,000 to remain available
until expended.
Solution:
Emergency Flood Response Act This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish and carry out a pilot program to assist flood response efforts at state and federal regional levels in response to a levee failure or potential levee failure. FEMA may award grants to up to 10 eligible entities to: (1) establish or maintain a flood emergency fund, and (2) ensure a unified command system organizational framework for emergency flood activities. An "eligible entity" is a levee maintaining agency or unit of local government that is responsible for emergency flood response efforts. Funds awarded under this bill may be used for emergency flood activities, including prompt emergency action to prevent levee failure, close levee breaks, make relief cuts and dewater flooded areas, and otherwise physically limit the extent, depth, and duration of flood waters in the event of a levee failure. Funds awarded may not be used if the emergency flood activity is required by law to be performed by the Corps of Engineers and the Corps immediately exercises its authority. FEMA shall ensure that, following an expenditure of funds from a grantee's flood emergency fund, the grantee will seek all available state and federal disaster assistance reimbursements for such expenditures and deposit the reimbursements in the fund. The federal share of the cost of a flood emergency activity carried out using grant funds made available under this Act may not exceed 50%.