#aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4    
#aefd  ,,an ,,act  ,to am5d ! ,home[n]  
,flood ,insurance ,af=dability ,act (   
#bjad to address ecosy/em re/oration    
projects1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,floodpla9 ,enhancem5t & ,recov]y ,act4 
#b4 ,ecosy/em re/oration projects  7a7  
,9 g5]al ,section #bb ( ! ,home[n]      
,flood ,insurance ,af=dability ,act (   
#bjad 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #daja;e7 is am5d$  
to read z foll[s3  #bb4 ,ecosy/em       
re/oration projects  7a7 ,def9ition ,9  
?is section1 ! t]m ecosy/em re/oration  
project means a project propos$ = !     
prim>y purpose ( manipulat+ ! physical1 
*emical1 or biological *>act]i/ics ( a  
site ) ! goal (-- 7#a7 recov]+ natural &
 b5eficial functions to a =m] or degrad$
 aquatic res\rce or floodpla92 or  7#b7 
enhanc+1 accel]at+1 reclaim+1 or improv+
 a specific1 natural1 & b5eficial       
function ( an aquatic res\rce or        
floodpla94  7b7 ,exemption f fees =     
flood haz>d *ange reque/s = ecosy/em    

re/oration projects ,not)/&+ any o!r    
provision ( law1 a reque/] %all be      
exempt f submitt+ a review or process+  
fee = a reque/ = a flood insurance rate 
map *ange bas$ on an ecosy/em re/oration
 project4  7c7 ,exemption f conditional 
approval = c]ta9 ecosy/em re/oration    
projects ,a community may p]mit an      
ecosy/em re/oration project )9 an adopt$
 regulatory floodway t w\ld result 9 an 
increase 9 base flood elevations1 if--  
7#a7 a pr(essional eng9e] uses ! be/    
judgm5t ( ! eng9e] to det]m9e t !       
cumulative effect ( ! propos$ ecosy/em  
re/oration project1 :5 comb9$ ) all o!r 
exi/+ developm5t1 w n increase ! wat]   
surface elevation ( ! base flood by m   
?an #a foot 7or a great] am\nt or metric
 det]m9$ appropriate by ! ,adm9i/rator72
  7#b7 no insurable /ructure or any     
critical infra/ructure is locat$ 9 an   
area t w\ld be adv]sely impact$ by !    
increas$ base flood elevation2 &  7#c7 n
 lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date on :i* !
 ecosy/em re/oration project is         

complet$1 ! community submits to !      
,adm9i/rator an analysis reg>d+ ! *ang$ 
conditions caus$ by ! ecosy/em          
re/oration project4  7d7 ,rule (        
con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is section may be  
con/ru$ to affect ! proc$ure 7z 9 effect
 on ! day be=e ! date ( enactm5t ( !    
,floodpla9 ,enhancem5t & ,recov]y ,act7 
= provid+ notification to a l&[n] )     
respect to developm5t 9 a regulatory    
floodway4  4  7b7 ,te*nical & con=m+    
am5dm5t ,! table ( cont5ts = ! ,home[n] 
,flood ,insurance ,af=dability ,act (   
#bjad 7,public ,law #aac-hi7 is am5d$ by
 /rik+ ! item relat+ to section #bb &   
ins]t+ ! foll[+3  ,sec4 #bb4 ,ecosy/em  
re/oration projects4  4  7c7 ,guidance  
7#a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is subsection3 7,a7
 ,adm9i/rator ,! t]m ,adm9i/rator means 
! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy      
,managem5t ,ag5cy4  7,b7 ,cov]$ ag5cies 
,! t]m cov]$ ag5cies means ,f$]al &     
,/ate natural res\rce ag5cies1 z det]m9$
 by ! ,adm9i/rator4  7#b7 ,issuance ,n  
lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date (        

enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & aft] consultation
 ) ! heads ( cov]$ ag5cies1 !           
,adm9i/rator %all issue guidance to     
implem5t section #bb ( ! ,home[n] ,flood
 ,insurance ,af=dability ,act ( #bjad   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #daja;e71 z am5d$ by ?is 
section4  ,pass$ ! ,s5ate ,septemb] #cj1
 #bjbf4,secret>y