,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #abgf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #a1 #bjai,mr4     
,durb9 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 & ,ms4  
,duckwor?7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on
 ,bank+1 ,h\s+1 & ,urban ,affairs  ,a   
,,bill  ,to require ! ,adm9i/rator ( !  
,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy to    
c>ry out a pilot program to enhance !   
mapp+ ( urban flood+ & associat$ prop]ty
 damage & ! availability ( t 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 ,def9itions 
,9 ?is section3  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 is m ?an #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--  
7,a7 ! unit is a coa/al unit2 &  7,b7 ! 
body ( wat] t ! unit bord]s is--  7i7 an
 ocean2 or  7ii7 a l>ge1 op5 body (     
wat]1 includ+ a bay or a gulf1 t empties
 into an ocean4  7#d7 ,pilot program ,! 
t]m pilot program means ! pilot program 
c>ri$ out by ! ,adm9i/rator "u ?is      
section4  7#e7 ,urban flood+ ,! t]m     
urban flood+--  7,a7 means ! inundation1
 by wat]1 ( prop]ty 9 a built           
environm5t1 p>ticul>ly 9 a d5sely       
populat$ area1 t--  7i7 is caus$ by     
fall+ ra9-- 7,i7 collect+ on an imp]vi\s
 surface2 or  7,,ii7 increas+ ! level ( 
a body ( wat] t is locat$ ne> t built   
environm5t2 &  7ii7 ov]:elms ! capacity 
( dra9age sy/ems 9 ! built environm5t1  
su* z /orm sew]s2  7,b7 includes-- 7i7 a
 situation 9 :i* /ormwat] ent]s a build+
 ?r\gh a w9d[1 door1 or o!r op5+2  7ii7 

! backup ( wat] ?r\gh a sew] pipe1 %[]1 
toilet1 s9k1 or floor dra92  7iii7 !    
seepage ( wat] ?r\gh a wall or a floor2 
7iv7 ! accumulation ( wat] on prop]ty or
 a public "r-(-way2 &  7v7 ! ov]fl[ f a 
body ( wat]1 su* z a riv]1 lake1 or     
ocean2 &  7,c7 does n include flood+ 9  
an undevelop$ or agricultural area4     
7#f7 ,urbaniz$ area ,! t]m urbaniz$ area
 means an area t has be5 def9$ &        
designat$ z an urbaniz$ area by !       
,bureau ( ! ,c5sus dur+ ! mo/ rec5tly   
complet$ dec5nial c5sus4  7b7           
,e/abli%m5t ,! ,adm9i/rator %all c>ry   
out a pilot program to make grants to   
units ( local gov]nm5t to--  7#a7       
enhance ! production ( maps relat+ to   
urban flood+ & associat$ prop]ty damage2
 &  7#b7 increase ! availability ( !    
maps describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 to        
home[n]s1 bus9esses1 & units ( local    
gov]nm5t to enable ^? entities to       
m9imize ! risk ( urban flood+4  7c7     
,objectives ,am\nts f grants made "u !  
pilot program may be us$ only to c>ry   

out activities t meet ! foll[+          
objectives3  7#a7 ,develop+ a me?odology
 = assess+ ! risk ( urban flood+ ?r\gh !
 deploym5t ( te*nology-bas$ mapp+ tools 
t--  7,a7 are easily und]/&able by !    
public2 &  7,b7 effectively convey      
in=mation reg>d+ ! level ( flood risk4  
7#b7 ,provid+ /ructure-specific         
projections ( annual *ance flood        
frequ5cy4  7#c7 ,provid+ /ructure-bas$  
flood risk assessm5ts4  7#d7 ,provid+   
program design = ! mitigation ( ! risk (
 urban flood+4  7#e7 ,incorporat+       
in=mation reg>d+ climate tr5ds into     
urban flood+ risk assessm5ts4  7#f7     
,mak+ ! 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  7d7 ,eligible recipi5ts  7#a7  
,9 g5]al ,a grant "u ! pilot program may
 be made only to-- 7,a7 a unit ( g5]al  
local gov]nm5t t is locat$ 9 an urbaniz$
 area ) a population ( m ?an #ej1jjj    
individuals2 or  7,b7 a /ormwat]        

managem5t au?ority ( a unit ( g5]al     
local gov]nm5t describ$ 9 subp>agraph   
7,a74  7#b7 ,"o-"t grants ,a grant "u ! 
pilot program may n be made to-- 7,a7   
any unit ( g5]al local gov]nm5t1 or !   
/ormwat] managem5t au?ority ( a unit (  
g5]al local gov]nm5t1 t previ\sly       
receiv$ a grant "u ! pilot program2     
7,b7 any unit ( g5]al local gov]nm5t if 
! /ormwat] managem5t ag5cy = t unit     
previ\sly receiv$ a grant "u ! pilot    
program2 or  7,c7 any /ormwat] managem5t
 ag5cy ( a unit ( g5]al local gov]nm5t  
if t unit previ\sly receiv$ a grant "u !
 pilot program4  7#c7 ,treatm5t ( c]ta9 
/ormwat] managem5t au?orities  7,a7 ,9  
g5]al ,9 ! case ( a /ormwat] managem5t  
au?ority t op]ates ) respect to m ?an #a
 unit ( g5]al local gov]nm5t1 !         
application ( t au?ority %all be        
consid]$ = purposes ( p>agraph 7#b7 (   
?is subsection & subsections 7f71 7g71 &
 7h77#a7 to be made = ! l>ge/ unit (    
g5]al local gov]nm5t ) respect to :i* t 
au?ority op]ates4  7,b7 ,rule (         

con/ruction ,no?+ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 may
 be con/ru$ to limit ! ability ( a      
/ormwat] managem5t au?ority describ$ 9 t
 subp>agraph to c>ry out activities "u a
 demon/ration project 9 any o!r         
jurisdiction 91 or ) respect to any o!r 
unit ( local gov]nm5t )1 :i* t au?ority 
op]ates4  7e7 ,applications ,to be      
eligible = a grant "u ! pilot program1 a
 unit ( g5]al local gov]nm5t or a       
/ormwat] managem5t ag5cy %all submit to 
! ,adm9i/rator an application 9 su* =m &
 conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,adm9i/rator 
%all require4  7f7 ,selection (         
recipi5ts  7#a7 ,annual selection       
,subject to p>agraph 7#b71 & to !       
submission ( approvable applications1 9 
ea* fiscal ye> = :i* am\nts are made    
available = grants "u ! pilot program1 !
 ,adm9i/rator %all select1 f among      
applications submitt$ "u subsection 7e7 
= t fiscal ye>1 #c units ( g5]al        
gov]nm5t or /ormwat] managem5t          
au?orities to receive grants "u ! pilot 
program4  7#b7 ,aggregate limit ,subject

 only to ! submission ( approvable      
applications1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all       
select1 9 ! aggregate ov] ! entire      
duration ( ! pilot program1 #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 = ^? units1 ea* (  
:i* has a population ( m ?an #hjj1jjj   
individuals1 z foll[s3  7i7 ,pelagic    
coa/al city ,"o %all be-- 7,i7 a unit ( 
g5]al local gov]nm5t t is a pelagic     
unit2 or  7,,ii7 a /ormwat] au?ority = a
 unit describ$ 9 subclause 7,i74  7ii7  
,non-pelagic coa/al city ,"o %all be--  
7,i7 a unit ( g5]al local gov]nm5t t--  
7aa7 is a coa/al unit2 &  7bb7 is n a   
pelagic unit2 or  7,,ii7 a /ormwat]     
au?ority = a unit describ$ 9 subclause  
7,i74  7iii7 ,non-coa/al city ,"o %all  
be-- 7,i7 a unit ( g5]al local gov]nm5t 
t is n a coa/al unit2 or  7,,ii7 a      
/ormwat] au?ority = a unit describ$ 9   

subclause 7,i74  7,b7 ,ti] #b ,six ( !  
applicants select$ %all be units ( g5]al
 local gov]nm5t1 or /ormwat] managem5t  
au?orities = ^? units1 ea* ( :i* has a  
population ( m ?an #bjj1jjj individuals 
& n m ?an #hjj1jjj individuals1 z       
foll[s3  7i7 ,coa/al cities ,?ree %all  
be-- 7,i7 units ( g5]al local gov]nm5t t
 are coa/al units2 or  7,,ii7 /ormwat]  
managem5t au?orities = units describ$ 9 
subclause 7,i74  7ii7 ,non-coa/al cities
 ,?ree %all be--  7,i7 units ( g5]al    
local gov]nm5t t are n coa/al units2 or 
7,,ii7 /ormwat] managem5t au?orities =  
units describ$ 9 subclause 7,i74  7,c7  
,ti] #c ,?ree ( ! applicants select$    
%all be-- 7i7 units ( g5]al local       
gov]nm5t1 ea* ( :i* has a population ( m
 ?an #ej1jjj individuals & n m ?an      
#bjj1jjj individuals2 or  7ii7 /ormwat] 
managem5t au?orities = units describ$ 9 
clause 7i74  7g7 ,priority  7#a7 ,9     
g5]al ,! ,adm9i/rator %all select       
applicants = grants "u ! pilot program  
bas$ on ! ext5t to :i* ! applications ( 

^? applicants %all a*ieve ! objectives  
describ$ 9 subsection 7c74  7#b7 ,ti]s  
#b & #c ,9 select+ applicants to receive
 grants "u ! pilot program "u           
subp>agraphs 7,b7 & 7,c7 ( subsection   
7f77#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 ano!r facility relat+ to 
national security conc]ns2 or  7,c7 t   
h-- 7i7 populations t are highly        
vuln]able to urban flood+2 &  7ii7 an   
unev5 capacity = flood mitigation &     
response ef=ts result+ f socioeconomic  
factors4  7h7 ,am\nt  7#a7              
,consid]ations ,9 det]m9+ ! am\nt ( a   
grant "u ! pilot program1 ! ,adm9i/rator
 %all consid] ! population ( ! grant    
recipi5t1 :i* may be consid]$ 9 t]ms ( !
 ti] "u subsection 7f77#b7 ) respect to 
! recipi5t4  7#b7 ,f$]al %>e ,! am\nt ( 
a grant "u ! pilot program may n exce$  
#ge p]c5t ( ! total co/ incurr$ 9 c>ry+ 
out ! activities describ$ 9 subsection  

7c74  7i7 ,duration ,! ,adm9i/rator %all
 require ea* recipi5t ( a grant "u !    
pilot program to complete ! activities  
describ$ 9 subsection 7c71 :i* %all be1 
subject to subsection 7h77#b71 c>ri$ out
 us+ ! grant am\nts1 n lat] ?an #ah     
mon?s aft] ! date on :i* ! recipi5t     
initially receives ! grant am\nts "u !  
pilot program4  7j7 ,use ( c5sus data ,!
 ,adm9i/rator %all make all det]m9ations
 reg>d+ population "u ! pilot program by
 us+ data f ! mo/ rec5tly complet$      
dec5nial c5sus by ! ,bureau ( ! ,c5sus4 
7k7 ,grantee reports to ,,fema ,ea*     
recipi5t ( a grant "u ! pilot program   
%all1 n lat] ?an #cj mon?s aft] ! date  
on :i* ! recipi5t initially receives !  
grant am\nts1 submit to ! ,adm9i/rator a
 report t describes--  7#a7 ! activities
 c>ri$ out ) ! grant am\nts2  7#b7 h[ ! 
activities c>ri$ out ) ! grant am\nts h 
met ! objectives describ$ 9 subsection  
7c72  7#c7 any lessons le>n$ 9 c>ry+ out
 ! activities describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b72 
&  7#d7 any recomm5dations = future     

mapp+ mod]nization ef=ts by ! ,f$]al    
,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy4  7l7        
,bi5nial reports by ,,fema ,n lat] ?an  
#b ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is    
,act1 & n less frequ5tly ?an once e #b  
ye>s !reaft] until ! date on :i* all    
activities c>ri$ out ) am\nts f grants  
"u ! pilot program are complet$1 !      
,adm9i/rator %all submit to ,congress & 
make available to ! public on an int]net
 website a report t--  7#a7 describes-- 
7,a7 ! progress ( ! activities c>ri$ out
 ) am\nts f ^? 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$]al
 ,gov]nm5t = implem5t+ /rategies1       
practices1 & te*nologies to mitigate !  
effects ( urban flood+4  7m7 ,s5se (    
,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t1   
because ! pilot program is limit$ )     

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$uce ! impact (      
flood+1 :5 con/ruct+ or r5ovat+ build+  
compon5ts4  7n7 ,fund+ ,!re are au?oriz$
 to be appropriat$ = grants "u ! pilot  
program-- 7#a7 #a1bjj1jjj = fiscal ye>  
#bjbj2 &  7#b7 #d1cjj1jjj = fiscal ye>  
#bjba1 to rema9 available ?r\gh #bjbc4