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HR 2091 107th Congress House Emergency Management Administrative remedies Compensation (Law) Federal Emergency Management Agency Finance and Financial Sector Flood insurance Floodplain zoning Government Operations and Politics Government liability Government paperwork Government publicity Insurance rates Law Maps Water Resources Development

National Flood Insurance Program Fairness Act

Introduced: June 6, 2001 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 25, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
Jun 6, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Jun 6, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1029)
Jun 6, 2001
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
National Flood Insurance Program Fairness Act - Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to replace requirements for the notification of changes to flood insurance map panels (thus, repealing them) with new requirements for the notification and appeal of such changes.

Allows a community affected by the change to appeal the change.

Requires the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, if an owner of real property affected by a change to panels incurs expense in connection with the services of surveyors, engineers, or similar services (but not legal services) in effecting any request to the Director to remove the property from inclusion within the base flood elevations established under panels, and granted by the Director in whole or in part, to reimburse such individual for such expense.

Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to set forth new requirements (thus, repealing the current requirement) for the publication or notification of proposed flood elevation determinations.

What's happening now June 25, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1