,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fcdb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #a1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,steube 7for himself and ,mr4 
,carter of ,louisiana7 introduced the   
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster     
,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 
to provide assistance for common        
interest communities1 condominiums1 and 
housing cooperatives damaged by a major 
disaster1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,clean ,up ,disasters and           
,emergencies with ,better ,recovery and 
,immediate ,support ,act or the ,clean  
,up ,,debris ,act4  #b4 ,definitions    
,section #ajb of the ,robert ,t4        
,stafford ,disaster ,relief and         
,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #eabb7 is amended by adding at
 the end the following3  7#ac7          
,residential common interest community  

,the term residential common interest   
community means any mandatory membership
 organization comprising owners of real 
estate described in a declaration or    
created pursuant to a covenant or other 
applicable law with respect to which a  
person1 by virtue of the person's       
ownership of a unit1 is obligated to pay
 for a share of real estate taxes1      
insurance premiums1 maintenance1 or     
improvement of1 or services or other    
expenses related to1 common elements1   
other units1 or any other real estate   
other than that unit described in the   
declaration4  7#ad7 ,condominium ,the   
term condominium means a stand-alone    
condominium project in which each       
dwelling unit is separately owned1 in   
which the remaining portions of the real
 estate are designated for common       
ownership solely by the owners of the   
related units1 each owner having an     
undivided interest in the common        
elements1 and which is represented by an
 association consisting exclusively of  

all the unit owners in the project1     
which is1 or will be responsible for the
 operation1 administration1 and         
management of the project4  7#ae7       
,housing cooperative ,the term housing  
cooperative means a multi-unit housing  
entity1 including an association of     
manufactured homes1 in which each       
dwelling unit is subject to separate use
 and possession by #a or more           
cooperative members whose interest in   
such unit1 and in any undivided assets  
of the cooperative association that are 
appurtenant to such unit1 is evidenced  
by a membership or share interest in a  
cooperative association and a lease or  
other document of title or possession   
granted by such cooperative as the owner
 of all cooperative property4  7#af7    
,manufactured home park ,the term       
manufactured home park means a parcel   
7or contiguous parcels7 of land divided 
into #b or more lots containing         
manufactured home structures1 regardless
 of whether such structures are taxed as

 real property1 that are--  7,a7        
transportable in #a or more sections2   
7,b7 built on a permanent chassis and is
 designed for use with or without a     
permanent foundation when attached to   
the required utilities2 and  7,c7       
affixed to land4  4  #c4 ,removal of    
debris resulting from a major disaster  
in residential common interest          
communities ,section #djg of the ,robert
 ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief and    
,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #eagc7 is amended--  7#a7 by  
redesignating subsections 7d7 and 7e7 as
 subsections 7e7 and 7f72 and  7#b7 by  
inserting after subsection 7c7 the      
following3  7d7 ,rules relating to      
residential common interest communities 
7#a7 ,issuance of rules ,the ,president 
shall issue rules which provide that    
removal of debris or wreckage from a    
unit of real estate within a residential
 common interest community1 condominium 
entity1 an entity of a housing          
cooperative1 or a manufactured home park

 from a major disaster is in the public 
interest when a ,state or local         
government determines in writing such   
debris or wreckage constitutes a threat 
to life1 to public health or safety1 or 
to the economic recovery of the         
residential common interest community4  
7#b7 ,deference ,in issuing the rules   
under paragraph 7#a71 the ,president    
shall be deferential to defined terms in
 ,state or local laws and ordinances4  4
  #d4 ,applicability ,the amendments    
made by this ,act shall apply to a major
 disaster or emergency declared by the  
,president under the ,robert ,t4        
,stafford ,disaster ,relief and         
,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #eaba et seq47 on or after the
 date of enactment of this ,act4