Bill113th Congress

S. 924

Safe Building Code Incentive Act of 2013

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Introduced
May 9, 2013
Origin Chamber
Senate
Policy Area
Emergency Management
Latest Action
May 9, 2013

Sponsor

Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]

Democrat·NJ
Bioguide ID: M000639
First Name: Robert
Last Name: Menendez
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Bill Details

Update Date
Jan 11, 2023
Origin Chamber
Senate
Bill Type
S
Bill Number
924
Congress
113
Introduced Date
May 9, 2013
Policy Area
Emergency Management
Is Law
No
May 9, 2013IntroReferral

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Source: Senate

May 9, 2013IntroReferral10000

Introduced in Senate

Source: Library of Congress

Introduced in Senate· May 9, 20130

Safe Building Code Incentive Act of 2013 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President to increase the maximum total of contributions for a major disaster by an amount equal to 4% of the estimated aggregate amount of grants to be made under the Act, if at the time of a declaration of a major disaster the affected state has in effect and is actively enforcing an approved state building code.

Requires a state, to be eligible for the increased federal share, to submit its state building code to the President for approval.

Directs the President to approve a state building code submitted upon determining that it: (1) is consistent with the most recent version of a nationally recognized model building code, (2) has been adopted by the state within six years of the most recent version of the nationally recognized code, and (3) uses the nationally recognized code as a minimum standard.

Requires the President, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to set appropriate standards for the periodic update, resubmittal, and approval of state building codes, consistent with similar mitigation planning requirements under the Stafford Act.

Authorizes the use by states and local governments of technical and financial assistance to implement predisaster hazard mitigation measures to establish and operate a building department and carry out enforcement activities to implement an approved state building code.

Directs the President, in determining whether to provide technical and financial assistance to a state or local government, to take into account the extent to which that government is carrying out activities to implement an approved state building code.

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Senate· Standing
Building constructionDisaster relief and insuranceEmergency planning and evacuationState and local government operations

Introduced in Senate

May 9, 2013

Safe Building Code Incentive Act of 2013 — Informed