,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #bgj  #aafth
 ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#bedh  ,report ,no4 #aaf-cci1 ,part ,i  
,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of                 
,,representatives  ,may #g1 #bjai ,mrs4 
,fletcher 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,olson1    
,mr4 ,butterfield1 and ,mr4 ,meadows7   
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 
,december #ab1 #bjai;,additional        
sponsors3 ,miss ,gonzlez-,coln of       
,puerto ,rico1 ,mr4 ,green of ,texas1   
,ms4 ,johnson of ,texas1 ,ms4 ,jackson  
,lee1 ,mr4 ,heck1 ,mr4 ,cuellar1 ,mr4   
,vela1 ,mr4 ,mc,caul1 ,mr4 ,malinowski1 
,mr4 ,allred1 ,mr4 ,garamendi1 ,ms4     
,garcia of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,crenshaw1 and  
,mr4 ,rouda  ,december #ab1 #bjai       

,reported from the ,committee on        
,transportation and ,infrastructure with
 an amendment ,strike out all after the 
enacting clause and insert the part     
printed in italic  ,december #ab1       
#bjai;,committee on ,financial ,services
 discharged2 committed to the ,committee
 of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of  
the ,union and ordered to be printed,for
 text of introduced bill1 see copy of   
bill as introduced on ,may #g1 #bjai  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to modify eligibility         
requirements for certain hazard         
mitigation assistance programs1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,hazard        
,eligibility and ,local ,projects ,act4 
#b4 ,authority to begin implementation  
of acquisition or relocation projects   
7a7 ,eligibility for ,assistance for    
,initiated ,projects  7#a7 ,in general  
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 an entity seeking assistance under 
a hazard mitigation assistance program  
shall be eligible to receive such       

assistance for a covered project if the 
entity--  7,a7 complies with all other  
eligibility requirements of the hazard  
mitigation assistance program for       
acquisition or relocation projects1     
including extinguishing all incompatible
 encumbrances2 and  7,b7 complies with  
all ,federal requirements for the       
project4  7#b7 ,costs incurred ,an      
entity seeking assistance under a hazard
 mitigation assistance program shall be 
responsible for any project costs       
incurred by the entity for a covered    
project if the covered project is not   
awarded1 or is determined to be         
ineligible for1 assistance4  7b7        
,applicability ,this section shall apply
 to any application for assistance for a
 covered project submitted on or after  
,january #a1 #bjaf4  7c7 ,definitions   
,in this section1 the following         
definitions apply3 7#a7 ,covered project
 ,the term covered project means--  7,a7
 an acquisition or relocation project   
for which an entity began implementation

 prior to grant award under a hazard    
mitigation assistance program2 and  7,b7
 a project for which an entity initiated
 planning or construction before or     
after requesting assistance for the     
project under a hazard mitigation       
assistance program qualifying for a     
categorical exemption under the         
,national ,environmental ,policy ,act4  
7#b7 ,hazard mitigation assistance      
program ,the term hazard mitigation     
assistance program means-- 7,a7 the     
predisaster hazard mitigation grant     
program authorized under section #bjc of
 the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster    
,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eacc72  7,b7 the hazard 
mitigation grant program authorized     
under section #djd of the ,robert ,t4   
,stafford ,disaster ,relief and         
,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #eagj;c72 and  7,c7 the flood 
mitigation assistance program authorized
 under section #acff of the ,national   
,flood ,insurance ,act of #aifh 7#db    

,u4,s4,c4 #dajd;c74  ,december #ab1     
#bjai ,reported from the ,committee on  
,transportation and ,infrastructure with
 an amendment,december #ab1             
#bjai;,committee on ,financial ,services
 discharged2 committed to the ,committee
 of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of  
the ,union and ordered to be printed