Flood Safe Basements Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jan 9, 2014)
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 happenedJan 9, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJan 9, 2014
- Jan 9, 2014IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- Jan 9, 2014IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jan 9, 2014IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House