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S 3320 112th Congress Senate Finance and Financial Sector Disaster relief and insurance Fires Floods and storm protection Forests, forestry, trees

A bill to authorize the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to waive the 30-day waiting period for flood insurance policies purchased for private properties affected by wildfire on Federal lands.

Introduced: June 20, 2012 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 20, 2012
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Jun 20, 2012
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to exempt from the statutory 30-day waiting period for a new contract for flood insurance coverage the initial purchase of flood insurance coverage for private property if: (1) the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) determines that the property is subject to elevated risk of flood due to wildfire on federal land, and (2) such coverage was purchased within 60 days after the fire containment date relating to the wildfire that caused the post-wildfire conditions.

What's happening now June 20, 2012

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

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