,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bdfb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #a1 #bjai,mr4   
,quigley 7for himself and ,mr4 ,rooney  
of ,florida7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure1 and in addition to the 
,committee on ,financial ,services1 for 
a period to be subsequently determined  
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
establish a pilot program to enhance the
 mapping of urban flooding and          
associated property damage and the      
availability of such mapped data to     
homeowners1 businesses1 and localities  
to help understand and mitigate the risk
 of such flooding1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,flood ,mapping     
,modernization and ,homeowner           
,empowerment ,pilot ,program ,act of    

#bjai4  #b4 ,flood mapping modernization
 and homeowner empowerment pilot program
  7a7 ,in general ,the ,administrator of
 the ,federal ,emergency ,management    
,agency shall carry out a pilot program 
to make grants to units of local        
government to enhance the mapping of    
urban flooding and associated property  
damage and the availability of such     
mapped data to homeowners1 businesses1  
and units of local government to enable 
them to minimize the risk of such       
flooding4  7b7 ,objectives ,amounts from
 grants made under the pilot program    
under this section may be used only to  
carry out activities to meet the        
following objectives3  7#a7 ,to develop 
a methodology for assessing urban flood 
risk through the deployment of          
technology-based mapping tools that are 
easily understandable by the public and 
effectively convey information regarding
 the level of flood risk4  7#b7 ,to     
provide structure-specific projections  
of annual chance flood frequency4  7#c7 

,to provide structure-based flood-risk  
assessments4  7#d7 ,to provide urban    
flood-risk mitigation program design4   
7#e7 ,to incorporate information        
regarding climate trends into urban     
flooding risk assessments4  7#f7 ,to    
make the information described in this  
subsection publicly available on the    
internet through a web-based portal so  
as to increase transparency regarding   
homeowner flood risks4  7c7 ,eligible   
recipients  7#a7 ,in general ,grants    
under the pilot program under this      
section may be made only to units of    
general local government located in a   
urbanized areas1 as such term is used by
 the ,bureau of the ,census of the      
,department of ,commerce1 having        
populations exceeding #ej1jjj or to     
stormwater management authorities of    
such units of general local government4 
7#b7 ,one-time grants ,a grant under the
 pilot program under this section may   
not be made to-- 7,a7 any unit of       
general local governmental1 or          

stormwater management authority of a    
unit of general government1 that has    
previously received a grant under the   
pilot program2  7,b7 any unit of general
 local government if the stormwater     
management agency for such unit has     
previously received a grant under the   
pilot program2 or  7,c7 any stormwater  
management agency of a unit of general  
local government if such unit has       
previously received a grant under the   
pilot program4  7#c7 ,treatment of      
stormwater management authorities ,in   
the case of a stormwater management     
authority that operates with respect to 
more than one unit of general local     
government1 the application of such     
authority shall be considered for       
purposes of paragraph 7#b7 of this      
subsection and subsections 7e71 7f71 and
 7g77#a7 to be made for the largest unit
 of general local government for which  
such authority operates4 ,the preceding 
sentence shall not limit the ability of 
such authority to carry out activities  

under the demonstration project in any  
other jurisdictions or unit of local    
government with respect to which the    
authority operates4  7d7 ,applications  
,to be eligible for a grant under this  
section a unit of general local         
government or stormwater management     
agency shall submit to the              
,administrator an application in such   
form and containing such information as 
the ,administrator shall require4  7e7  
,selection of recipients  7#a7 ,annual  
selection ,subject to paragraph 7#b7 and
 to the submission of approvable        
applications1 in each fiscal year for   
which amounts are made available for    
grants under the pilot program under    
this section the ,administrator shall   
select1 from among applications         
submitted under subsection 7d7 for such 
fiscal year1 #c units of general        
government or stormwater management     
authorities to receive grants under the 
pilot program under this section4  7#b7 
,aggregate limit ,subject only to the   

submission of approvable applications1  
the ,administrator shall select1 in the 
aggregate over the entire duration of   
the pilot program under this section1   
#ab units of general government or      
stormwater management authorities to    
receive grants under the pilot program1 
as follows3  7,a7 ,tier #a ,three of the
 applicants selected shall be units of  
general local government1 or stormwater 
management authorities for such units1  
having a population exceeding #hjj1jjj1 
as follows3  7i7 ,pelagic coastal city  
,one shall be a unit of general local   
government1 or stormwater authority for 
such a unit1 that is a pelagic unit4    
7ii7 ,non-pelagic coastal city ,one     
shall be unit of general local          
government1 or stormwater authority for 
such a unit1 that is a coastal unit1 but
 not a pelagic unit4  7iii7 ,non-coastal
 city ,one shall be unit of general     
local government1 or stormwater         
authority for such a unit1 that is not a
 coastal unit4  7,b7 ,tier #b ,six of   

the applicants selected shall be units  
of general local government1 or         
stormwater management authorities for   
such units1 having a population         
exceeding #bjj1jjj but not exceeding    
#hjj1jjj1 as follows3  7i7 ,coastal     
cities ,three shall be units of general 
local government1 or stormwater         
management authorities for such units1  
that are coastal units4  7ii7           
,non-coastal cities ,three shall be     
units of general local government1 or   
stormwater management authorities for   
such units1 that are not coastal units4 
7,c7 ,tier #c ,three of the applicants  
selected shall be units of general local
 government1 or stormwater management   
authorities for such units1 having a    
population exceeding #ej1jjj but not    
exceeding #bjj1jjj4  7f7 ,priority  7#a7
 ,in general ,the ,administrator shall  
select applicants for grants under the  
pilot program under this section based  
on the extent to which their            
applications will achieve the objectives

 set forth in subsection 7b74  7#b7     
,tiers #b and #c ,in selecting          
applicants to receive grants under the  
pilot program under this section        
pursuant to subparagraphs 7,b7 and 7,c7 
of subsection 7e77#b71 the              
,administrator shall give priority to   
applicants--  7,a7 that are highly      
vulnerable to sea level rise2  7,b7     
within which are located a military     
installation or other facility relating 
to national security concerns2 or  7,c7 
that have a population that is highly   
vulnerable to urban flooding and have an
 uneven capacity for flood mitigation   
and response efforts resulting from     
socioeconomic factors4  7g7 ,amount     
7#a7 ,considerations ,in determining the
 amount of grant under the pilot program
 under this section1 the ,administrator 
shall consider the population of the    
grant recipient1 which may be considered
 in terms of the tier under subsection  
7e77#b7 of the recipient4  7#b7 ,federal
 share ,the amount of a grant under the 

pilot program under this section may not
 exceed #ge percent of the total cost of
 the activities under subsection 7b7 to 
be carried out using the grant amounts4 
7h7 ,duration ,the ,administrator shall 
require each recipient of a grant under 
the pilot program under this section to 
complete the activities under subsection
 7b7 to be carried out using the grant  
amounts before the expiration of the    
#ah-month period beginning upon the     
initial receipt of grant amounts under  
the pilot program4  7i7 ,use of census  
data ,the ,administrator shall make all 
determinations under the pilot program  
regarding population using the most     
recent available data from the decennial
 census4  7j7 ,grantee reports to ,,fema
 ,each recipient of a grant under the   
pilot program under this section shall1 
not later than the expiration of the    
#cj-month period beginning upon the     
initial receipt of any such grant       
amounts1 submit to the ,administrator a 
report that describes--  7#a7 the       

activities carried out with amounts from
 the grant2  7#b7 how the activities    
carried out with such grant amounts have
 met the objectives described in        
subsection 7b72 and  7#c7 any lessons   
learned in carrying out such activities 
and any recommendations for future      
mapping modernization efforts by the    
,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency4
  7k7 ,biennial reports by ,,fema ,not  
later than the expiration of the        
#bd-month period beginning on the date  
of the enactment of this ,act1 and not  
later than the expiration of each       
successive #bd-month period thereafter  
until the completion of all activities  
carried out with amounts from grants    
under the pilot program under this      
section1 the ,administrator shall submit
 to the ,congress and make available to 
the public on an internet website a     
report that--  7#a7 describes-- 7,a7 the
 progress of the activities carried out 
with amounts from such grants2 and  7,b7
 the effectiveness of technology-based  

mapping tools used in carrying out the  
activities described in subparagraph    
7,a72 and  7#b7 with respect to the     
final report that the ,administrator is 
required to submit under this           
subsection1 includes recommendations to 
the ,congress and the executive branch  
of the ,federal ,government for         
implementing strategies1 practices1 and 
technologies to mitigate the effects of 
urban flooding4  7l7 ,sense of ,congress
 ,it is the sense of ,congress that1    
because the pilot program is limited    
with respect to scope and resources1    
communities that participate in the     
pilot program should acknowledge that   
the most successful efforts to mitigate 
the effects of urban flooding--  7#a7   
take a structural-based mitigation      
approach with respect to construction1  
which includes-- 7,a7 recognizing any   
post-storm damage that may occur2 and   
7,b7 pursuing designs that proactively  
minimize future flood damage2  7#b7 make
 individuals in the community aware1    

through any cost-effective and available
 means of education1 of the best        
approaches regarding the construction of
 properties that are able to survive    
floods1 which reduces the cost of future
 repairs2 and  7#c7 encourage home and  
property owners to consider the measures
 described in paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b71 
which are the most cost-effective and   
prudent ways to reduce the impact of    
flooding1 when constructing or          
renovating building components4  7m7    
,definitions ,for purposes of this      
section1 the following definitions shall
 apply3 7#a7 ,administrator ,the term   
,administrator means the ,administrator 
of the ,federal ,emergency ,management  
,agency4  7#b7 ,coastal ,the term       
coastal means1 with respect to a unit of
 general local government1 that the unit
 borders a body of water that--  7,a7   
exceeds #b1jjj square miles in size2 and
  7,b7 is not a river4  7#c7 ,pelagic   
,the term pelagic means1 with respect to
 a unit of general local government1    

that the unit is a coastal unit and the 
body of water that the unit borders is  
an ocean or other large1 open body of   
water 7including bays and gulfs7 that   
empties into an ocean4  7#d7 ,urban     
flooding  7,a7 ,in general ,the term    
urban flooding means the inundation of  
property in a built environment1        
particularly in more densely populated  
areas1 caused either by falling rain    
collecting on impervious surfaces or    
increasing the levels of nearby water   
bodies and overwhelming the capacity of 
drainage systems1 such as storm sewers1 
including--  7i7 situations in which    
stormwater enters buildings through     
windows1 doors1 or other openings2  7ii7
 water backup through sewer pipes1      
showers1 toilets1 sinks1 and floor      
drains2  7iii7 seepage through walls and
 floors2  7iv7 the accumulation of water
 on property or public rights-of-way2   
and  7v7 the overflow from water bodies1
 such as rivers1 lakes1 and oceans4     
7,b7 ,exclusion ,such term does not     

include flooding in undeveloped or      
agricultural areas4  7n7 ,funding ,there
 is authorized to be appropriated for   
grants under the pilot program under    
this section-- 7#a7 #a1bjj1jjj for      
fiscal year #bjbj2 and  7#b7 #d1cjj1jjj 
for fiscal year #bjba1 to remain        
available through #bjbc4