S 1877
117th Congress
Senate
Emergency Management
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency planning and evacuation
Floods and storm protection
Government trust funds
Natural disasters
Hazard Eligibility and Local Projects Act
Introduced: May 27, 2021
Introduced by:
Tillis, Thomas
Republican
· North Carolina
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Became law
Nov 17, 2022
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 557.
Nov 17, 2022
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-205.
Aug 3, 2022
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
May 27, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
May 27, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Hazard Eligibility and Local Projects Act
This bill makes an entity seeking assistance under a hazard mitigation assistance program eligible to receive such assistance for certain projects already in progress.
A covered project means a project that
- is an acquisition and demolition project for which an entity began implementation, including planning or construction, before or after requesting assistance for the project under a hazard mitigation assistance program; and
- qualifies for a categorical exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
The authority provided under this bill terminates three years after its enactment.
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 557.
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