,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ccae  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #bc1        
#bjac,mr4 ,la,malfa 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,garamendi1 ,ms4 ,matsui1 ,mr4          
,mc,nerney1 and ,mr4 ,denham7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was referred 
to the ,committee on ,financial         
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the     
,national ,flood ,insurance ,act of     
#aifh to allow the repair1 expansion1   
and construction1 without elevation1 of 
agricultural structures located in      
special flood hazard zones1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,agricultural  
,structures ,building ,act of #bjac4    
#b4 ,requirements for ,state and local  
land use controls ,subsection 7a7 of    
section #acae of the ,national ,flood   
,insurance ,act of #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#djbb7;a77 is amended by adding at the  
end the following new paragraph3  7#c7  
,allowable local variances for certain  
agricultural structures  7,a7           

,requirement ,notwithstanding any other 
provision of this ,act1 the land use and
 control measures adopted pursuant to   
paragraph 7#a7 may not1 for purposes of 
such paragraph1 be considered to be     
inadequate or inconsistent with the     
comprehensive criteria for land         
management and use under section #acfa  
because such measures provide that1 in  
the case of any agricultural structure  
that is located in an area having       
special flood hazards1 a variance in    
accordance with subparagraph 7,b7 may be
 granted1 and the ,administrator may not
 suspend a community from participation 
in the national flood insurance program1
 or place such a community on probation 
under such program1 because such land   
use and control measures provide for    
such a variance4  7,b7 ,variance2       
considerations ,a variance in accordance
 with this subparagraph is a variance1  
granted by an appropriate official of   
the community1 from compliance with such
 land use and control measures that     

allows for the repair1 expansion1 or    
construction of such agricultural       
structure without elevation of the      
structure1 but only after a             
determination by such appropriate       
official that-- 7i7 in the case of new  
construction1 the agricultural structure
 is subject to base flood elevations of 
at least three feet2  7ii7 in the case  
of existing structures1 it is not       
practicable to elevate the repaired or  
expanded structure to the base flood    
elevation2  7iii7 the structure is      
located within #e miles of active       
agricultural operations2 and  7iv7 not  
more than one claim payment exceeding   
#a1jjj has been made for the structure  
under flood insurance coverage under    
this title within any period of #aj     
consecutive years4  7,c7 ,definition of 
agricultural structure ,for purposes of 
this paragraph1 the term agricultural   
structure means any agricultural product
 processing facility1 agricultural      
product storage facility1 shed1         

farmhouse1 barn1 or other structure     
which has as its primary purpose        
supporting the agricultural industry4  4
  #c4 ,premium rates ,section #acjh of  
the ,national ,flood ,insurance ,act of 
#aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djae7 is amended  
by adding at the end the following new  
subsection3  7j7 ,premium rates for     
certain agricultural structures with    
variances ,notwithstanding any other    
provision of this ,act1 the chargeable  
premium rate for coverage under this    
title for any structure provided a      
variance pursuant to section            
#acae7;a77#c7 shall be the rate that    
otherwise would apply to such structure 
if the structure had been repaired1     
expanded1 or constructed before the     
establishment of the special flood      
hazard area4  4