,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bdfb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #a1 #bjai,mr4    
,quigley 7= himself & ,mr4 ,rooney (    
,florida7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on              
,transportation & ,infra/ructure1 & 9   
addition to ! ,committee on ,f9ancial   
,s]vices1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly   
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a pilot program to 
enhance ! mapp+ ( urban flood+ &        
associat$ prop]ty damage & !            
availability ( su* mapp$ data to        
home[n]s1 bus9esses1 & localities to    
help und]/& & mitigate ! risk ( su*     
flood+1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,flood  
,mapp+ ,mod]nization & ,home[n]         
,emp[]m5t ,pilot ,program ,act ( #bjai4 
#b4 ,flood mapp+ mod]nization & home[n] 
emp[]m5t pilot program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! 
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy        

,managem5t ,ag5cy %all c>ry out a pilot 
program to make grants to units ( local 
gov]nm5t to enhance ! mapp+ ( urban     
flood+ & associat$ prop]ty damage & !   
availability ( su* mapp$ data to        
home[n]s1 bus9esses1 & units ( local    
gov]nm5t to enable !m to m9imize ! risk 
( su* flood+4  7b7 ,objectives ,am\nts f
 grants made "u ! pilot program "u ?is  
section may be us$ only to c>ry out     
activities to meet ! foll[+ objectives3 
7#a7 ,to develop a me?odology = assess+ 
urban flood risk ?r\gh ! deploym5t (    
te*nology-bas$ mapp+ tools t are easily 
und]/&able by ! public & effectively    
convey in=mation reg>d+ ! level ( flood 
risk4  7#b7 ,to provide                 
/ructure-specific projections ( annual  
*ance flood frequ5cy4  7#c7 ,to provide 
/ructure-bas$ flood-risk assessm5ts4    
7#d7 ,to provide urban flood-risk       
mitigation program design4  7#e7 ,to    
incorporate in=mation reg>d+ climate    
tr5ds into urban flood+ risk assessm5ts4
  7#f7 ,to make ! in=mation describ$ 9  

?is subsection publicly available on !  
int]net ?r\gh a web-bas$ portal s z to  
increase transp>5cy reg>d+ home[n] flood
 risks4  7c7 ,eligible recipi5ts  7#a7  
,9 g5]al ,grants "u ! pilot program "u  
?is section may be made only to units ( 
g5]al local gov]nm5t locat$ 9 a urbaniz$
 areas1 z su* t]m is us$ by ! ,bureau ( 
! ,c5sus ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,comm]ce1 hav+ 
populations exce$+ #ej1jjj or to        
/ormwat] managem5t au?orities ( su*     
units ( g5]al local gov]nm5t4  7#b7     
,"o-"t grants ,a grant "u ! pilot       
program "u ?is section may n be made    
to-- 7,a7 any unit ( g5]al local        
gov]nm5tal1 or /ormwat] managem5t       
au?ority ( a unit ( g5]al gov]nm5t1 t   
has previ\sly receiv$ a grant "u ! pilot
 program2  7,b7 any unit ( g5]al local  
gov]nm5t if ! /ormwat] managem5t ag5cy =
 su* unit has previ\sly receiv$ a grant 
"u ! pilot program2 or  7,c7 any        
/ormwat] managem5t ag5cy ( a unit (     
g5]al local gov]nm5t if su* unit has    
previ\sly receiv$ a grant "u ! pilot    

program4  7#c7 ,treatm5t ( /ormwat]     
managem5t au?orities ,9 ! case ( a      
/ormwat] managem5t au?ority t op]ates ) 
respect to m ?an "o unit ( g5]al local  
gov]nm5t1 ! application ( su* au?ority  
%all be consid]$ = purposes ( p>agraph  
7#b7 ( ?is subsection & subsections 7e71
 7f71 & 7g77#a7 to be made = ! l>ge/    
unit ( g5]al local gov]nm5t = :i* su*   
au?ority op]ates4 ,! prec$+ s5t5ce %all 
n limit ! ability ( su* au?ority to c>ry
 out activities "u ! demon/ration       
project 9 any o!r jurisdictions or unit 
( local gov]nm5t ) respect to :i* !     
au?ority op]ates4  7d7 ,applications ,to
 be eligible = a grant "u ?is section a 
unit ( g5]al local gov]nm5t or /ormwat] 
managem5t ag5cy %all submit to !        
,adm9i/rator an application 9 su* =m &  
conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,adm9i/rator  
%all require4  7e7 ,selection (         
recipi5ts  7#a7 ,annual selection       
,subject to p>agraph 7#b7 & to !        
submission ( approvable applications1 9 
ea* fiscal ye> = :i* am\nts are made    

available = grants "u ! pilot program "u
 ?is section ! ,adm9i/rator %all select1
 f among applications submitt$ "u       
subsection 7d7 = su* fiscal ye>1 #c     
units ( g5]al gov]nm5t or /ormwat]      
managem5t au?orities to receive grants  
"u ! pilot program "u ?is section4  7#b7
 ,aggregate limit ,subject only to !    
submission ( approvable applications1 ! 
,adm9i/rator %all select1 9 ! aggregate 
ov] ! entire duration ( ! pilot program 
"u ?is section1 #ab units ( g5]al       
gov]nm5t or /ormwat] managem5t          
au?orities to receive grants "u ! pilot 
program1 z foll[s3  7,a7 ,ti] #a ,?ree (
 ! applicants select$ %all be units (   
g5]al local gov]nm5t1 or /ormwat]       
managem5t au?orities = su* units1 hav+ a
 population exce$+ #hjj1jjj1 z foll[s3  
7i7 ,pelagic coa/al city ,"o %all be a  
unit ( g5]al local gov]nm5t1 or /ormwat]
 au?ority = su* a unit1 t is a pelagic  
unit4  7ii7 ,non-pelagic coa/al city ,"o
 %all be unit ( g5]al local gov]nm5t1 or
 /ormwat] au?ority = su* a unit1 t is a 

coa/al unit1 b n a pelagic unit4  7iii7 
,non-coa/al city ,"o %all be unit (     
g5]al local gov]nm5t1 or /ormwat]       
au?ority = su* a unit1 t is n a coa/al  
unit4  7,b7 ,ti] #b ,six ( ! applicants 
select$ %all be units ( g5]al local     
gov]nm5t1 or /ormwat] managem5t         
au?orities = su* units1 hav+ a          
population exce$+ #bjj1jjj b n exce$+   
#hjj1jjj1 z foll[s3  7i7 ,coa/al cities 
,?ree %all be units ( g5]al local       
gov]nm5t1 or /ormwat] managem5t         
au?orities = su* units1 t are coa/al    
units4  7ii7 ,non-coa/al cities ,?ree   
%all be units ( g5]al local gov]nm5t1 or
 /ormwat] managem5t au?orities = su*    
units1 t are n coa/al units4  7,c7 ,ti] 
#c ,?ree ( ! applicants select$ %all be 
units ( g5]al local gov]nm5t1 or        
/ormwat] managem5t au?orities = su*     
units1 hav+ a population exce$+ #ej1jjj 
b n exce$+ #bjj1jjj4  7f7 ,priority     
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,adm9i/rator %all      
select applicants = grants "u ! pilot   
program "u ?is section bas$ on ! ext5t  

to :i* _! applications w a*ieve !       
objectives set =? 9 subsection 7b74     
7#b7 ,ti]s #b & #c ,9 select+ applicants
 to receive grants "u ! pilot program "u
 ?is section pursuant to subp>agraphs   
7,b7 & 7,c7 ( subsection 7e77#b71 !     
,adm9i/rator %all give priority to      
applicants--  7,a7 t are highly         
vuln]able to sea level rise2  7,b7 )9   
:i* are locat$ a milit>y in/allation or 
o!r facility relat+ to national security
 conc]ns2 or  7,c7 t h a population t is
 highly vuln]able to urban flood+ & h an
 unev5 capacity = flood mitigation &    
response ef=ts result+ f socioeconomic  
factors4  7g7 ,am\nt  7#a7              
,consid]ations ,9 det]m9+ ! am\nt (     
grant "u ! pilot program "u ?is section1
 ! ,adm9i/rator %all consid] !          
population ( ! grant recipi5t1 :i* may  
be consid]$ 9 t]ms ( ! ti] "u subsection
 7e77#b7 ( ! recipi5t4  7#b7 ,f$]al %>e 
,! am\nt ( a grant "u ! pilot program "u
 ?is section may n exce$ #ge p]c5t ( !  
total co/ ( ! activities "u subsection  

7b7 to be c>ri$ out us+ ! grant am\nts4 
7h7 ,duration ,! ,adm9i/rator %all      
require ea* recipi5t ( a grant "u !     
pilot program "u ?is section to complete
 ! activities "u subsection 7b7 to be   
c>ri$ out us+ ! grant am\nts be=e !     
expiration ( ! #ah-mon? p]iod beg9n+ ^u 
! initial receipt ( grant am\nts "u !   
pilot program4  7i7 ,use ( c5sus data ,!
 ,adm9i/rator %all make all det]m9ations
 "u ! pilot program reg>d+ population   
us+ ! mo/ rec5t available data f !      
dec5nial c5sus4  7j7 ,grantee reports to
 ,,fema ,ea* recipi5t ( a grant "u !    
pilot program "u ?is section %all1 n    
lat] ?an ! expiration ( ! #cj-mon? p]iod
 beg9n+ ^u ! initial receipt ( any su*  
grant am\nts1 submit to ! ,adm9i/rator a
 report t describes--  7#a7 ! activities
 c>ri$ out ) am\nts f ! grant2  7#b7 h[ 
! activities c>ri$ out ) su* grant      
am\nts h met ! objectives describ$ 9    
subsection 7b72 &  7#c7 any lessons     
le>n$ 9 c>ry+ out su* activities & any  
recomm5dations = future mapp+           

mod]nization ef=ts by ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy 
,managem5t ,ag5cy4  7k7 ,bi5nial reports
 by ,,fema ,n lat] ?an ! expiration ( ! 
#bd-mon? p]iod beg9n+ on ! date ( !     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & n lat] ?an !     
expiration ( ea* successive #bd-mon?    
p]iod !reaft] until ! completion ( all  
activities c>ri$ out ) am\nts f grants  
"u ! pilot program "u ?is section1 !    
,adm9i/rator %all submit to ! ,congress 
& make available to ! public on an      
int]net website a report t--  7#a7      
describes-- 7,a7 ! progress ( !         
activities c>ri$ out ) am\nts f su*     
grants2 &  7,b7 ! effectiv5ess (        
te*nology-bas$ mapp+ tools us$ 9 c>ry+  
out ! activities describ$ 9 subp>agraph 
7,a72 &  7#b7 ) respect to ! f9al report
 t ! ,adm9i/rator is requir$ to submit  
"u ?is subsection1 includes             
recomm5dations to ! ,congress & !       
executive bran* ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t =  
implem5t+ /rategies1 practices1 &       
te*nologies to mitigate ! effects (     
urban flood+4  7l7 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x 

is ! s5se ( ,congress t1 because ! pilot
 program is limit$ ) respect to scope & 
res\rces1 communities t p>ticipate 9 !  
pilot program %\ld ackn[l$ge t ! mo/    
successful ef=ts to mitigate ! effects (
 urban flood+--  7#a7 take a            
/ructural-bas$ mitigation approa* )     
respect to con/ruction1 :i* includes--  
7,a7 recogniz+ any po/-/orm damage t may
 occur2 &  7,b7 pursu+ designs t        
proactively m9imize future flood damage2
  7#b7 make individuals 9 ! community   
aw>e1 ?r\gh any co/-effective &         
available means ( education1 ( ! be/    
approa*es reg>d+ ! con/ruction (        
prop]ties t are able to survive floods1 
:i* r$uces ! co/ ( future repairs2 &    
7#c7 enc\rage home & prop]ty own]s to   
consid] ! measures describ$ 9 p>agraphs 
7#a7 & 7#b71 :i* are ! mo/ co/-effective
 & prud5t ways to r$uce ! impact (      
flood+1 :5 con/ruct+ or r5ovat+ build+  
compon5ts4  7m7 ,def9itions ,= purposes 
( ?is section1 ! foll[+ def9itions %all 
apply3 7#a7 ,adm9i/rator ,! t]m         

,adm9i/rator means ! ,adm9i/rator ( !   
,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy4  7#b7
 ,coa/al ,! t]m coa/al means1 ) respect 
to a unit ( g5]al local gov]nm5t1 t !   
unit bord]s a body ( wat] t--  7,a7     
exce$s #b1jjj squ>e miles 9 size2 &     
7,b7 is n a riv]4  7#c7 ,pelagic ,! t]m 
pelagic means1 ) respect to a unit (    
g5]al local gov]nm5t1 t ! unit is a     
coa/al unit & ! body ( wat] t ! unit    
bord]s is an ocean or o!r l>ge1 op5 body
 ( wat] 7includ+ bays & gulfs7 t empties
 into an ocean4  7#d7 ,urban flood+     
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m urban flood+ means 
! inundation ( prop]ty 9 a built        
environm5t1 p>ticul>ly 9 m d5sely       
populat$ areas1 caus$ ei!r by fall+ ra9 
collect+ on imp]vi\s surfaces or        
increas+ ! levels ( ne>by wat] bodies & 
ov]:elm+ ! capacity ( dra9age sy/ems1   
su* z /orm sew]s1 includ+--  7i7        
situations 9 :i* /ormwat] ent]s build+s 
?r\gh w9d[s1 doors1 or o!r op5+s2  7ii7 
wat] backup ?r\gh sew] pipes1 %[]s1     
toilets1 s9ks1 & floor dra9s2  7iii7    

seepage ?r\gh walls & floors2  7iv7 !   
accumulation ( wat] on prop]ty or public
 rights-(-way2 &  7v7 ! ov]fl[ f wat]   
bodies1 su* z riv]s1 lakes1 & oceans4   
7,b7 ,exclusion ,su* t]m does n include 
flood+ 9 undevelop$ or agricultural     
areas4  7n7 ,fund+ ,!re is au?oriz$ to  
be appropriat$ = grants "u ! pilot      
program "u ?is section-- 7#a7 #a1bjj1jjj
 = fiscal ye> #bjbj2 &  7#b7 #d1cjj1jjj 
= fiscal ye> #bjba1 to rema9 available  
?r\gh #bjbc4