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S.1601: Flood Safe Basements Act
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 113th Congress
- This bill is primarily about emergency management
- Introduced Oct. 29, 2013
- Latest Major Action Oct. 29, 2013
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Bill Summary
Flood Safe Basements Act - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to rate a covered structure using the elevation difference between the floodproofed elevation and the adjusted base flood elevation of such structure. Defines "covered structure" as a residential structure: (1) located in a community that has adopted flood plain management measures approved by FEMA and satisfying requirements for an exception...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| Oct. 29, 2013 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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| Oct. 29, 2013 |
Introduced in the Senate by John Hoeven (R-N.D.) |