,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #ffg #aahth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #hgbh ,report ,no4 #aah-haf ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #ac1 #bjbd,mr4 ,graves of ,louisiana 7for himself and ,mr4 ,moskowitz7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,transportation and ,infrastructure ,december #e1 #bjbd;,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,moylan1 ,mr4 ,carter of ,louisiana1 and ,mr4 ,kiley ,december #e1 #bjbd,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic,for text of introduced bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on ,june #ac1 #bjbd ,a ,,bill ,to establish alternate procedures for lump sum payments for certain covered small disasters1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,state-,managed ,disaster ,relief ,act4 #b4 ,alternative procedures for covered small disasters ,the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaba et4 seq7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 ,,viii ,alternative ,procedures for ,covered ,small ,disasters #hja4 ,alternative procedures for covered small disasters 7a7 ,in general ,the ,governor of a ,state or the governing body of an ,indian tribal government for the area in which a covered small disaster occurs may request a lump sum payment of the estimated damages calculated under subsection 7b7 for such disaster in lieu of any assistance under the ,public ,assistance ,program for such disaster4 7b7 ,calculation ,notwithstanding the requirements of section #bjf4dg7;b7 of title #dd1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 a payment under subsection 7a7 shall be equal to the amount that is #hj percent of the total estimated cost of assistance under the ,public ,assistance ,program for a covered small disaster in the area of jurisdiction of the ,state or ,indian tribal government requesting such payment4 7c7 ,limitations 7#a7 ,in general ,a ,state or ,indian tribal government receiving a payment under this section may not receive assistance under the ,public ,assistance ,program with respect to the covered small disaster for which a payment was accepted under this section4 7#b7 ,final payment 7,a7 ,in general ,a payment under this section may not be increased or decreased based on actual costs calculated for a covered small disaster4 7,b7 ,exception ,notwithstanding subparagraph 7,a71 the ,administrator may adjust a payment under this section in the event of unforeseen circumstances at no fault of the applicant4 7#c7 ,selection of option ,a ,state or ,indian tribal government may designate to the ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency on an annual basis the interest of such ,state or ,indian tribal government in participating in the small disaster authority4 7#d7 ,indication ,a ,state or ,indian tribal government shall indicate at the time of the submission of a request for a major disaster declaration that such ,state or ,indian tribal government is requesting assistance for such incident under this section4 7#e7 ,timing requirement ,the ,administrator and the ,state or ,indian tribal government shall-- 7,a7 reach an agreement on the amount under subsection 7b7 not later than #ij days after the incident2 or 7,b7 administer the incident under the procedures and authorities for the ,public ,assistance ,program4 7#f7 ,administrative plan ,to be eligible for assistance under this section1 a ,state or ,indian tribal government shall have an approved administrative plan in place at the time of the obligation of funds provided under this section4 7d7 ,use of funds ,a ,state or ,indian tribal government receiving a payment under this section may use such payment for recovery for the covered small disaster in any manner determined appropriate by the respective ,governor or governing body of such ,state or ,indian tribal government if such funds-- 7#a7 address impacts and needs resulting from the declared disaster incident2 7#b7 are provided to ,state1 ,indian tribal government1 territorial and local government agencies1 and private non-profit entities eligible for ,public ,assistance ,program funding2 and 7#c7 are used in a manner that complies with applicable environmental1 historic preservation1 and civil rights laws 7including the ,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq47 and the ,national ,historic ,preservation ,act of #aiff 7#ed ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjaja et seq477 and any applicable resiliency standards under section #bjc4 7e7 ,compliance with other laws and regulations ,a ,state or ,indian tribal government shall be responsible for ensuring compliance under subsection 7d77#c74 7f7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the eligibility of a ,state or ,indian tribal government for assistance under section #djd4 7g7 ,report to ,,fema ,a ,state or governing body of an ,indian tribal government shall submit to the ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency an annual report of expenses for a covered small disaster in the area of jurisdiction of the respective ,state or ,indian tribal government4 7h7 ,savings clause ,nothing in this section shall be construed to affect any program in title ,,iv or ,v that is not a ,public ,assistance ,program4 7i7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,covered small disaster ,the term covered small disaster means a major disaster declared under section #dja or an emergency declared under section #eja with estimated damage eligible under the ,public ,assistance ,program of less than or equal to #abe percent of the ,state's per capita indicator4 7#b7 ,public ,assistance ,program ,the term ,public ,assistance ,program means the programs under sections #djc1 #djf1 #djg1 and #ejb4 4 ,december #e1 #bjbd,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed