,in the ,senate of the ,united ,states1 
,december #ad1 #bjbb4  ,amendment3      
,that the bill from the ,house of       
,representatives 7,h4,r4 #aiag7 entitled
 ,an ,act to modify eligibility         
requirements for certain hazard         
mitigation assistance programs1 and for 
other purposes41 do pass with the       
following ,strike all after the enacting
 clause and insert the following3 #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,hazard ,eligibility and ,local     
,projects ,act4  #b4 ,authority to begin
 implementation of acquisition and      
demolition assistance projects  7a7     
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,administrator ,the term ,administrator 
means the ,administrator of the ,federal
 ,emergency ,management ,agency4  7#b7  
,covered project ,the term covered      
project means a project that-- 7,a7 is  
an acquisition and demolition project   
for which an entity began               
implementation1 including planning or   
construction1 before or after requesting

 assistance for the project under a     
hazard mitigation assistance program2   
and  7,b7 qualifies for a categorical   
exclusion under the ,national           
,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi 7  
#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq474  7#c7     
,hazard mitigation assistance program   
,the term hazard mitigation assistance  
program means-- 7,a7 any 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  7b7 ,eligibility   
for assistance for covered projects     
7#a7 ,in general ,an entity seeking     
assistance under a hazard mitigation    

assistance program may be eligible to   
receive that assistance for a covered   
project if-- 7,a7 the entity-- 7i7      
complies with all other eligibility     
requirements of the hazard mitigation   
assistance program for acquisition or   
demolition projects1 including          
extinguishing all incompatible          
encumbrances2 and  7ii7 complies with   
all ,federal requirements for the       
covered project2 and  7,b7 the          
,administrator determines that the      
covered project-- 7i7 qualifies for a   
categorical exclusion under the         
,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of
 #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq472   
7ii7 is compliant with applicable       
floodplain management and protection of 
wetland regulations and criteria2 and   
7iii7 does not require consultation     
under any other environmental or        
historic preservation law or regulation 
or involve any extraordinary            
circumstances4  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  7c7        
,applicability ,this ,act shall apply to
 covered projects started on or after   
the date of enactment of this ,act4  7d7
 ,report ,not later than #ahj days after
 the date of enactment of this ,act1 and
 annually thereafter for #c years1 the  
,administrator shall submit to ,congress
 a report on use of the authority under 
this ,act1 including-- 7#a7 how many    
applicants used the authority2  7#b7 how
 many applicants using the authority    
successfully obtained a grant2  7#c7 how
 many applicants were not able to       
successfully obtain a grant2  7#d7 the  
reasons applicants were not able to     
obtain a grant2 and  7#e7 the extent to 
which applicants using the authority    
were able to comply with all necessary  
,federal environmental1 historic        

preservation1 and other related laws and
 regulations4  7e7 ,termination ,the    
authority provided under this ,act shall
 cease to be effective on the date that 
is #c years after the date of enactment 
of this ,act4  ,secretary