Flood Safe Basements Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Oct 29, 2013)
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 for floodproofed residential basements, and (2) built in compliance with the applicable flood plain management measures.
What just happenedOct 29, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateOct 29, 2013
- Oct 29, 2013IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- Oct 29, 2013IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate