Extreme Weather Mitigation Act of 2013
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Dec 4, 2013)
Extreme Weather Mitigation Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of the Army to give funding priority to authorized projects and studies with a primary purpose of hurricane and storm damage risk reduction that: (1) address an imminent threat to life and property, (2) prevent storm surge from inundating populated areas, (3) prevent the loss of coastal wetlands that help reduce the impact of storm surge, (4) protect emergency hurricane evacuation routes or shelters, (5) prevent adverse impacts to publicly-owned or funded infrastructure and assets, (6) minimize federal disaster relief costs, and (7) address hurricane and storm damage risk reduction in presidentially-declared major disaster areas.
Provides for expedited consideration of previously authorized water resources projects that meet such criteria.
Sets forth criteria for prioritizing new studies for hurricane and storm damage reduction.
What just happenedDec 5, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseDec 4, 2013
- Dec 5, 2013Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Dec 5, 2013Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
- Dec 4, 2013IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- Dec 4, 2013IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Dec 4, 2013IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House