,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #cji  #aaeth
 ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#agce  ,report ,no4 #aae-dag  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,march 
#bg1 #bjag ,mr4 ,babin introduced the   
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure  ,november #ba1         
#bjag;,additional sponsor3 ,ms4 ,eddie  
,bernice ,johnson of ,texas  ,november  
#ba1 #bjag ,reported with amendments1   
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed ,omit 
the part struck through and insert the  
part printed in italic  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
direct the ,administrator of the        
,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency 
to issue guidance regarding             
implementation of certain buy-outs or   
the acquisition of property for open    
space as a flood mitigation measure1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,community ,empowerment for ,mitigated  

,properties ,act of #bjag4  #b4         
,guidance on hazard mitigation          
assistance  7a7 ,in general ,not later  
than #ahj days after the date of        
enactment of this ,act1 the             
,administrator of the ,federal          
,emergency ,management ,agency shall    
issue guidance regarding a buy-out or   
the acquisition of property for open    
space as a mitigation measure under     
section #djd of the ,robert ,t4         
,stafford ,disaster ,relief and         
,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #eagj;c7 that includes--  7#a7
 a process by which the ,state hazard   
mitigation officer appointed for such a 
buy-out or an acquisition shall1 not    
later than #fj days after the applicant 
for assistance enters into an agreement 
with the ,administrator regarding the   
buy-out or acquisition1 provide written 
notification to each affected unit of   
local government for such buy-out or    
acquisition that includes--  7,a7 the   
location of the buy-out or acquisition2 

7,b7 the ,state-local assistance        
agreement for the hazard mitigation     
grant program2  7,c7 a description of   
the buy-out or acquisition2 and  7,d7 a 
copy of the model deed restriction2 and 
7#b7 recommendations for entering into  
and implementing a memorandum of        
understanding between units of local    
government and covered entities that    
includes provisions to allow an affected
 unit of local government notified under
 paragraph 7#a7 to--  7,a7 use and      
maintain the open space created by such 
a project1 consistent with section #djd 
7including related regulations1         
standards1 and guidance7 and consistent 
with all adjoining property1 subject to 
the notification of the adjoining       
property1 so long as the cost of the    
maintenance is borne by the local       
government2 and  7,b7 maintain the open 
space pursuant to standards exceeding   
any local government standards defined  
in the agreement with the ,administrator
 described under paragraph 7#a74  7b7   

,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,affected unit of local government ,the 
term affected unit of local government  
means any entity covered by the         
definition of local government in       
section #ajb of the ,robert ,t4         
,stafford ,disaster ,relief and         
,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #eabb71 that has jurisdiction 
over the location of a buy-out or       
property subject to the acquisition     
described in subsection 7a74  7#b7      
,covered entity ,the term covered entity
 means-- 7,a7 the grantee or subgrantee 
receiving assistance for an open space  
project described in subsection 7a72    
7,b7 the ,state in which such project is
 located2 and  7,c7 the applicable      
,state hazard mitigation officer2 and   
7,d7 the applicable regional            
administrator4  7,c7 the applicable     
,regional ,administrator of the ,federal
 ,emergency ,management ,agency4  ,amend
 the title so as to read3 ,a bill to    
direct the ,administrator of the        

,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency 
to issue guidance regarding the         
acquisition of property for open space  
as a flood mitigation measure1 and for  
other purposes44  ,november #ba1 #bjag  
,reported with amendments1 committed to 
the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on  
the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to
 be printed