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HR 3139 111th Congress House Emergency Management Department of Homeland Security Disaster relief and insurance Executive agency funding and structure Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Floods and storm protection

National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2009

Introduced: July 9, 2009 Introduced by: Waters, Maxine Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Became law
Jul 30, 2009
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Jul 29, 2009
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 29, 2009
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8973-8974)
Jul 29, 2009
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8973-8974)
Jul 29, 2009
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3139.
Jul 29, 2009
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8973-8975)
Jul 29, 2009
Mr. Frank (MA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jul 9, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Jul 9, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2009 - (Sec. 2) Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend the national flood insurance program from September 30, 2008, through March 31, 2010.

(Sec. 3) Extends through FY2010 the pilot program for mitigation of severe repetitive loss properties.

Repeals the termination date for, and thus makes permanent, the authority of the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide assistance to any state or community.

(Sec. 4) Extends eligibility for flood insurance at specified maximum premium rates to any community that has made adequate progress on construction (as under current law), reconstruction, or improvement of a flood protection system which will afford flood protection for the one-hundred year frequency flood (without respect to the level of federal investment or participation).

Revises the requirement that a revised Flood Insurance Rate Map be prepared for the community to delineate as Zone AR the areas of special flood hazard that result from the disaccreditation of the flood protection system. Specifies that the areas of special flood hazard may be either coastal or riverine.

Revises the requirement that a community will be considered to be in the process of restoration if its flood protection system has been deemed restorable by a federal agency in consultation with the local project sponsor. Replaces a federal agency as the deeming authority with the entity or entities that own, operate, maintain, or repair the system.

(Sec. 5) Instructs the FEMA Administrator to implement this Act in a manner that will not materially weaken the financial position of the National Flood Insurance Program, or increase the risk of financial liability to federal taxpayers.


What's happening now July 30, 2009

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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