119th Congress Finance and Financial Sector
S. 1564: Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act
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- Introduced (completed)
- Passed Senate (completed)
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Summary
This bill eases restrictions for ecosystem restoration projects in designated floodways that meet certain risk criteria.
Under current National Flood Insurance Program requirements, such projects are generally prohibited in a designated floodway if the project would increase the area’s base flood elevation.
The bill establishes conditions under which a community may permit an ecosystem restoration project within a designated floodway that would result in an increase in base flood elevations. Specifically, the project may be permitted if (1) a professional engineer determines that the cumulative effect of the increase will be not more than 1 foot; (2) no insurable structure or critical infrastructure is located in an impacted area; and (3) the community submits an analysis to the Federal Emergency Management Agency on the project’s effects after the project is complete.
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An ecosystem restoration project is defined by the bill as a project that manipulates the physical, chemical, or biological characteristics of a site with a goal of recovering, reclaiming, or improving the functions of an aquatic resource or floodplain.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Steve Daines R-MTOriginal
- Angela Alsobrooks D-MD
- Thom Tillis R-NC
Who scored on this bill
- 1Patty Murray SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, discharged, passed Senate4 events+60
- 2Angela AlsobrooksCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2Steve DainesCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2Thom TillisCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
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History
- Passed the Senate by unanimous consent.
- Introduced in the Senate by Patty Murray.
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- Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Received in the House.
- Held at the desk.
- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5298; text: CR S5298)
- Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.