House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Issues Report on Community Empowerment for Mitigated Properties Act
Excerpts of the report follow:
PURPOSE OF LEGISLATION
H.R. 1735, as amended, directs the Administrator of the
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
Following more than two decades as an independent agency, the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296) created the
Disaster mitigation
Disaster mitigation includes actions taken to reduce loss of life and property by lessening the impact of disasters. Effective mitigation acts to minimize the potential loss from a disaster based on identifying and understanding the risks in a given area or community. Mitigation can encompass a wide variety of activities, including preparation and planning, elevating or moving structures prone to flooding, hardening structures to mitigate effects of hurricanes or earthquakes, and establishing building codes and zoning ordinances.
Mitigation not only saves lives but has been shown to also reduce disaster costs by minimizing damage from a disaster. For example, pursuant to a requirement of the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000, the
1"Potential Cost Savings from the Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program,"
2"Natural Hazard Mitigation Saves: An Independent Study to Assess the Future Savings from Mitigation Activities,"
Federal programs such as
Community empowerment for Mitigated Properties Act of 2017
H.R. 1735, as amended, addresses a prevalent source for complaints and miscommunications among municipal authorities in flood prone regions where numerous properties have been purchased, razed, and are maintained as open space. It is of critical importance that all entities involved at the county and community level receive effective communication as to why the State, in partnership with
Currently
HEARINGS AND ROUNDTABLES
The Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, held the following hearings and roundtable discussions on subjects related to matters contained in H.R. 1735, as amended, during the 114th and 115th Congresses:
"Rebuilding after the Storm: Lessening Impacts and Speeding Recovery" held on
"What is Driving the Increasing Costs and Rising Losses from Disasters?" held on
"The
"Federal Disaster Assistance: Roles, Programs, and Coordination" held on
"Controlling the Rising Cost of Federal Responses to Disaster" held on
"Building a 21st Century Infrastructure for America: Mitigating Damage and Recovering Quickly from Disasters" held on
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY AND CONSIDERATION
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COMMITTEE VOTES
Clause 3(b) of rule XIII of the Rules of the
COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT FINDINGS
With respect to the requirements of clause 3(c)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of the
NEW BUDGET AUTHORITY AND TAX EXPENDITURES
Clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE
With respect to the requirement of clause 3(c)(3) of rule XIII of the Rules of the
U.S.
Hon.
Chairman,
Dear Mr. Chairman: The
If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is
Sincerely,
Director.
Enclosure.
H.R. 1735--Community Empowerment for Mitigated Properties Act of 2017
H.R. 1735 would require the
Based on the cost of creating similar guidance, CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 1735 would have no significant effect on the federal budget.
Enacting H.R. 1735 would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply. CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 1679 would not increase net direct spending or on-budget deficits in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2028.
H.R. 1679 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and would impose no costs on state, local, or tribal governments.
The CBO staff contact for this estimate is
PERFORMANCE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
With respect to the requirement of clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII of the Rules of the
ADVISORY OF EARMARKS
Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the
DUPLICATION OF FEDERAL PROGRAMS
Pursuant to clause 3(c)(5) of rule XIII of the Rules of the
DISCLOSURE OF DIRECTED RULE MAKINGS
Pursuant to section 3(i) of
FEDERAL MANDATE STATEMENT
The Committee adopts as its own the estimate of federal mandates prepared by the Director of the
PREEMPTION CLARIFICATION
Section 423 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 requires the report of any Committee on a bill or joint resolution to include a statement on the extent to which the bill or joint resolution is intended to preempt state, local, or tribal law. The Committee states that H.R. 1735, as amended, does not preempt any state, local, or tribal law.
ADVISORY COMMITTEE STATEMENT
No advisory committees within the meaning of section 5(b) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act are created by this legislation.
APPLICABILITY OF LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
The Committee finds that the legislation does not relate to the terms and conditions of employment or access to public services or accommodations within the meaning of section 102(b)(3) of the Congressional Accountability Act (Public Law 104-1).
SECTION-BY-SECTION ANALYSIS OF LEGISLATION
Section 1. Short title
This section designates the short title as the "Community Empowerment for Mitigated Properties Act of 2017."
Section 2. Guidance on hazard mitigation assistance
This section articulates the guidance the Administrator shall issue regarding the acquisition of property under section 404 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.
CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW MADE BY THE BILL, AS REPORTED
H.R. 1735, as amended, makes no changes in existing law.
The full text of the report is found at: https://www.congress.gov/congressional-report/115th-congress/house-report/417/1?r=6
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