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S 1075 113th Congress Senate Emergency Management Disaster relief and insurance Floods and storm protection

SHORE Act of 2013

Introduced: May 23, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Passed House
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To President
Became law
May 23, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
May 23, 2013
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Saving Homeowners from Onerous Rate Escalations Act of 2013 or SHORE Act of 2013 - Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to phase in, over an eight-year period, any increase in the flood insurance risk premium rate caused by the prohibition against extending subsidies to new or lapsed policies.

Extends from a 5-year to a 10-year period the phase-in period for premium adjustment increases in the flood insurance risk rate. Prescribes a phase-in rate of: (1) 5% for each of the first 5 years after the effective date of an update, and 15% for each of the 5 ensuing years; and (2) 5% for each of the first 5 years following the effective date of designation as a special flood area of any area not previously so designated, and 15% for each of the 5 ensuing years.

What's happening now May 23, 2013

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

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