,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ciee  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #e1 #bjae    
,mr4 ,blum introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on             
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d    
,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance   
,act to au?orize ! ,adm9i/rator ( !     
,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy to    
release a local gov]nm5t f c]ta9 l&     
re/rictions impos$ "u ! haz>d mitigation
 program1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,small  
,municipality ,flood ,relief ,act (     
#bjae4  #b4 ,haz>d mitigation program   
,section #djd7;b7 ( ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d 
,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eagj;c7b77 is      
am5d$--  7#a7 by r$esignat+ p>agraph    
7#c7 z p>agraph 7#d72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ 
aft] p>agraph 7#b7 ! foll[+3  7#c7      
,au?ority to remove grant conditions ,a 
recipi5t ( assi/ance = an acquisition or
 relocation project %all be releas$ f   

any re/riction impos$ ) respect to a    
p>cel ( prop]ty "u an agreem5t ent]$    
into "u p>agraph 7#b77;,b7 if--  7,a7 ! 
local gov]nm5t t has jurisdiction ov] ! 
prop]ty submits to ! ,/ate a reque/ = ! 
release2  7,b7 ! reque/ is made m ?an #e
 ye>s aft] ! date ( ! close\t ( !       
acquisition or relocation project2  7,c7
 on ! date ( ! reque/1 ! p>cel is n 9 an
 area designat$ by ! ,adm9i/rator1 =    
purposes ( ! ,national ,flood ,insurance
 ,program1 z an area hav+ special flood 
haz>ds2  7,d7 ! local gov]nm5t c]tifies 
t no co]cion took place aga9/ ! orig9al 
prop]ty own] 9 acquir+ ! p>cel2  7,e7 ! 
,/ate 9 :i* ! p>cel is locat$ approves !
 reque/ & submits to ! ,adm9i/rator1 n  
lat] ?an #fj days aft] ! date ( receipt 
( ! reque/1 a recomm5dation = approval (
 ! reque/2  7,f7 ! local gov]nm5t-- 7i7 
repays to ! ,adm9i/rator ! am\nt ( haz>d
 mitigation assi/ance receiv$ f ! ,f$]al
 ,gov]nm5t "u p>agraph 7#a7 = !         
acquisition or relocation project2 or   
7ii7 sub/itutes = ! prop]ty a diff]5t   

p>cel ( prop]ty t-- 7,i7 has at lea/ #b 
times ! acreage ( ! orig9al prop]ty2    
7,,ii7 is subject to ! same re/rictions 
impos$ "u p>agraph 7#b77;,b72  7,,iii7 w
 n be subject to ! au?ority to remove ! 
grant conditions provid$ "u p>agraph    
7#c72 &  7,,iv7 is det]m9$ to be z      
co/-effective2 &  7,g7 ! ,adm9i/rator   
gives f9al approval to ! reque/4  4