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Predisaster Hazard Mitigation Enhancement Program Act of 2009

Introduced: June 24, 2009 Introduced by: Thompson, Bennie G. Democratic · Mississippi See on congress.gov
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Jun 25, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Jun 24, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jun 24, 2009
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Predisaster Hazard Mitigation Enhancement Program Act of 2009 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize: (1) the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to make grants on a competitive basis to states and other jurisdictions to assist predisaster hazard mitigation strategies; and (2) the use of technical and financial assistance under such Act to support state programs that provide grants to low income homeowners for wind and flood inspections of their principal residences and for implementation of hazard mitigation improvements..

Limits the use of grants to assist predisaster hazard mitigation improvements to: (1) residential property valued up to $250,000; (2) small business property valued up to $500,000; and (3) residential rental property valued up to the product of the number of rental units in such property and $250,000.

Prohibits grants from being used for projects located in the Coastal Barrier Resources System.

Directs the Administrator to arrange with the National Academy of Sciences or a similar organization to examine methods to coordinate the functions of man-made and natural storm buffers.

What's happening now June 25, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
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