,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dgb ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #aj1 #bjai,mr4 ,luetkemeyer introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,financial ,services ,a ,,bill ,to allow communities to develop alternative flood insurance rate maps1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,community ,mapping ,act4 #b4 ,community flood maps 7a7 ,technical ,mapping ,advisory ,council ,section #ajjbae of the ,biggert-,waters ,flood ,insurance ,reform ,act of #bjab 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #daja;a7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#e77;,b71 by striking and at the end2 7,b7 by redesignating paragraph 7#f7 as paragraph 7#i72 and 7,c7 by inserting after paragraph 7#e7 the following new paragraphs3 7#f7 recommend to the ,administrator methods or actions to make the flood mapping processes more efficient2 7#g7 recommend to the ,administrator methods or actions to minimize any cost1 data1 and paperwork requirements of the flood mapping processes2 7#h7 assist communities1 and in particular smaller communities1 in locating the resources required to participate in the development of flood elevations and flood hazard area designations2 and 2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7m7 ,community flood maps 7#a7 ,standards and procedures ,in addition to the other duties of the ,council under this section1 not later than the expiration of the #ab-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this subsection1 the ,council shall recommend to the ,administrator standards and requirements for chief executive officers1 or entities designated by chief executive officers1 of ,states and communities participating in the ,national ,flood ,insurance ,program to use in mapping flood hazards located in ,states and communities that choose to develop alternative maps to the flood insurance rate maps developed by the ,agency4 ,the recommended standards and requirements shall include procedures for providing notification and appeal rights to individuals within the communities of the proposed flood elevation determinations4 7#b7 ,exemption from rulemaking ,until such time as the ,administrator promulgates regulations implementing paragraph 7#a7 of this subsection1 the ,administrator may1 notwithstanding any other provision of law1 adopt policies and procedures necessary to implement such paragraphs without undergoing notice and comment rulemaking and without conducting regulatory analyses otherwise required by statute1 regulation1 or executive order4 4 7b7 ,,fema identification of flood-,prone areas ,subsection 7a7 of section #acfj of the ,national ,flood ,insurance ,act of #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #daja7;a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 7#b7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 as subparagraphs 7,a71 and 7,b71 respectively1 and realigning such subparagraphs so as to be indented #d ems from the left margin2 7#c7 by striking is authorized to consult and inserting the following3 is authorized-- 7#a7 to consult 2 7#d7 by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#b7 to receive proposed alternative maps from communities developed pursuant to standards and requirements recommended by the ,technical ,mapping ,advisory ,council1 as required by section #ajjbae7m7 of the ,biggert-,waters ,flood ,insurance ,reform ,act of #bjab 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #daja;a7m77 and adopted by the ,administrator as required by section #ajjbaf7;c77#c7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #daja;b7c77#c771 so that the ,administrator may-- 7,a7 publish information with respect to all flood plain areas1 including coastal areas located in the ,united ,states1 which have special flood hazards1 and 7,b7 establish or update flood-risk zone data in all such areas1 and make estimates with respect to the rates of probable flood caused loss for the various flood risk zones for each of these areas until the date specified in section #acai4 4 7c7 ,national ,flood ,mapping ,program ,section #ajjbaf of the ,biggert-,waters ,flood ,insurance ,reform ,act of #bjab 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #daja;b7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by inserting prepared by the ,administrator1 or by a community pursuant to section #acfj7;a77#b7 of the ,national ,flood ,insurance ,act of #aifh1 after ,program rate maps2 7#b7 in subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a77;,b71 by striking and at the end2 7,b7 in paragraph 7#b77;,c71 by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following new paragraphs3 7#c7 establish and adopt standards and requirements for development by ,states and communities of alternative flood insurance rate maps to be submitted to the ,administrator pursuant to section #acfj7;a77#b7 of the ,national ,flood ,insurance ,act of #aifh1 taking into consideration the recommendations of the ,technical ,mapping ,advisory ,council made pursuant to section #ajjbae7m7 of this ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #daja;a7m772 and 7#d7 in the case of proposed alternative maps received by the ,administrator pursuant to such section #acfj7;a77#b71 not later than the expiration of the #f-month period beginning upon receipt of such proposed alternative maps-- 7,a7 determine whether such maps were developed in accordance with the standards and requirements adopted pursuant to paragraph 7#c7 of this subsection2 and 7,b7 approve or disapprove such proposed maps for use under ,national ,flood ,insurance ,program4 2 and 7#c7 in subsection 7d77#a71 by inserting maximum before #cj-;day period each place such term appears in subparagraphs 7,b7 and 7,c74