H.R. 1746 (111th): Predisaster Hazard Mitigation Act of 2010

Introduced:
Mar 26, 2009 (111th Congress, 2009–2010)
Sponsor:
Rep. James Oberstar [D-MN8]
Status:
Signed by the President
Slip Law:
This bill became Pub.L. 111-351.

The bill’s title was written by the bill’s sponsor. H.R. stands for House of Representatives bill.

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Status

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on January 4, 2011.

Progress
Introduced Mar 26, 2009
Referred to Committee Mar 26, 2009
Reported by Committee Apr 02, 2009
Passed House Apr 27, 2009
Passed Senate with Changes Dec 20, 2010
Passed Senate Dec 21, 2010
Signed by the President Jan 04, 2011
Votes

House Vote on Passage
Apr 27, 2009 7:09 p.m.
Passed 339/56

Cosponsors
3 cosponsors (2R, 1D) (show)
Committees

House Homeland Security

House Transportation and Infrastructure

Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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Full Title

To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to reauthorize the pre-disaster mitigation program of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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Last updated Jan 01, 2010.
3 pages

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Library of Congress Summary

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1/4/2011--Public Law. (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 20, 2010.
The summary of that version is repeated here.) Predisaster Hazard Mitigation Act of 2010 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to:
(1) increase the amount guaranteed to each state under the predisaster hazard mitigation program to $575,000;
(2) require the President to award financial assistance under the program on a competitive basis;
(3) eliminate the current termination date for such program (September 30, 2010); and
(4) authorize appropriations for the program through FY2013. Prohibits the use of program funds for congressionally directed spending.
Directs the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to submit to Congress a certification regarding whether all financial assistance under the program was awarded in accordance with such Act.

House Republican Conference Summary

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Background

In the 1990s, FEMA developed a pre-disaster mitigation pilot program known as "Project Impact." Congress appropriated funds for Project Impact in each of Fiscal Years 1997 through 2001. The PDM program affected by this bill is the successor to the Project Impact pilot program. The PDM program was first authorized in the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000. The program is currently authorized under section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act). The program terminates on September 30, 2009, unless reauthorized by Congress.

The PDM program provides technical and financial assistance (competitive grants) to State and local governments to reduce injuries, loss of life, and damage to property caused by natural hazards. Examples of such activities include the strengthening of buildings and infrastructure, acquiring repetitively flooded homes, installing shutters and shatter resistant windows in hurricane-prone areas, and the building of "safe rooms" in houses and other buildings to protect from high winds. The Federal share of the program costs is up to 75 percent, or up to 90 percent for small or impoverished communities.

 

Summary

H.R. 1746 amends the Stafford Act to authorize appropriations to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for grants to States and localities for pre-disaster mitigation programs, such as constructing levies, relocating homes from flood-prone areas, and retrofitting buildings in earthquake zones. This provision also increases the minimum allocation that States receive from $500,000 under current law to $575,000. No State may receive more than 15 percent of the total funds appropriated for a fiscal year.

The bill authorizes $250 million for each of Fiscal Years 2010, 2011, and 2012 for the Pre-Disaster Mitigation program (PDM).

 

Cost

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that H.R. 1746 would cost $700 million over the 2010-2014 period and $50 million in later years, subject to appropriations.

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