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HR 5559 115th Congress House Emergency Management Advisory bodies Congressional oversight Department of the Interior Emergency planning and evacuation Executive agency funding and structure Floods and storm protection Geography and mapping Government trust funds User charges and fees

Scientific Flood Mapping Act

Introduced: April 18, 2018 Introduced by: Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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Apr 30, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Apr 18, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 18, 2018
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Scientific Flood Mapping Act

This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to jointly prepare a report describing the process by which FEMA shall transfer to the USGS all functions related to the preparation of flood maps as required under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 that FEMA was previously responsible for performing. FEMA must transfer such functions by 18 months after enactment of this bill.

The bill changes the membership composition of the Technical Mapping Advisory Council.

The bill amends the National Flood Insurance Act to direct the USGS to charge policy holders a fee for the purpose of recovering the cost of mapping activities. FEMA shall deposit the fees collected into a Flood Insurance Risk Mapping Fund which shall be available to the USGS for mapping activities.

What's happening now April 30, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2