,,ii #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #cgh ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,february #c1 #bjbe,mr4 ,lankford introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,environment and ,public ,works ,a ,,bill ,to authorize the ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency to waive certain requirements for property acquisition and structure demolition or relocation projects4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,expediting ,hazard ,mitigation ,assistance ,projects ,act4 #b4 ,streamlined procedures 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-- 7,a7 relating to-- 7i7 property acquisition and structure demolition2 or 7ii7 relocation2 and 7,b7 performed with assistance awarded under-- 7i7 section #djd of the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eagj;c72 7ii7 section #bjc of the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eacc72 or 7iii7 the flood mitigation assistance program carried out under section #acff of the ,national ,flood ,insurance ,act of #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dajd;c74 7b7 ,property acquisition and structure demolition or relocation assistance waivers 7#a7 ,in general ,subject to paragraph 7#b71 with respect to a covered project1 the ,administrator may waive or reduce any applicable environmental or historic preservation requirements of-- 7,a7 the ,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq472 7,b7 division ,a of subtitle ,,iii of title #ed1 ,united ,states ,code 7commonly referred to as the ,national ,historic ,preservation ,act72 7,c7 the ,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et seq472 7,d7 the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #abea et seq47 7commonly referred to as the ,clean ,water ,act72 7,e7 the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gdja et seq472 7,f7 the ,act of ,march #c1 #ahii 7#cj ,stat4 #aaba1 chapter #dbe2 #cc ,u4,s4,c4 #djc et seq47 7commonly referred to as the ,rivers and ,harbors ,act of #ahii72 7,g7 ,executive ,order #aaihh 7#db ,fed4 ,reg4 #bfiea2 relating to floodplain management72 7,h7 ,executive ,order #aaiij 7#db ,fed4 ,reg4 #bfbia2 relating to the protection of wetlands72 7,i7 the ,coastal ,zone ,management ,act of #aigb 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #adea et seq472 7,j7 the ,costal ,barrier ,resources ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ceja et seq472 7,k7 the ,farmland ,protection ,policy ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #dbja et seq472 7,l7 the ,comprehensive ,environmental ,response1 ,compensation1 and ,liability ,act of #aihj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ifja et seq472 7,m7 the ,solid ,waste ,disposal ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fija et seq47 7commonly referred to as the ,resource ,conservation and ,recovery ,act of #aigf72 or 7,n7 any other relevant environmental or historic preservation requirement determined appropriate by the ,administrator4 7#b7 ,consultation2 considerations ,before waiving or reducing requirements for a covered project under paragraph 7#a71 the ,administrator shall-- 7,a7 conduct a consultation1 the duration of which shall be not more than #cj days1 with-- 7i7 appropriate ,state and local officials with jurisdiction over the area in which the covered project is performed with respect to the necessity of the waiver or reduction2 and 7ii7 other individuals determined appropriate by the ,administrator2 and 7,b7 consider-- 7i7 the covered project2 7ii7 the recovery process for individuals or communities responding to or preparing for a major disaster2 7iii7 whether the waiver or reduction could cause serious environmental issues that1 in the absence of the waiver or reduction1 would be reasonably foreseeable2 7iv7 whether the property on which the covered project is being performed is damaged to an extent to which there is no longer any historic preservation value2 7v7 with respect to a covered project being performed in an area a reasonable distance from an area for which a review under the ,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq47 or division ,a of subtitle ,,iii of title #ed1 ,united ,states ,code has previously occurred1 whether the previous review is sufficient for meeting the requirements of that ,act or that division2 and 7vi7 any other relevant factor4 7c7 ,hazard mitigation ,section #djd7;b77#a7 of the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eagj;c7b77#a77 is amended by striking property acquisition and relocation assistance and inserting property acquisition and structure demolition or relocation assistance4 7d7 ,report ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 and annually thereafter until the date that is #e years after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,administrator shall submit to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,transportation and ,infrastructure of the ,house of ,representatives a report that includes1 with respect to the #a-year period preceding the date of the report-- 7#a7 a summary of the reasons for waiving or reducing requirements in accordance with subsection 7b77#a72 7#b7 the extent to which the authority to waive or reduce requirements under subsection 7b77#a7 expedited or otherwise enhanced the property acquisition process of the ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency2 7#c7 whether the ,administrator recommends additional waiver authority from other statutory or regulatory requirements relating to the environment or historic preservation2 and 7#d7 any other matter determined appropriate by the ,administrator4 7e7 ,regulations ,the ,administrator shall promulgate regulations to carry out this ,act4