3.0.0 5265 2023-01-13T04:48:32Z 2023-01-13T04:48:32Z House H HR 2006-05-02 109 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Referred to 2006-05-03T20:28:44Z hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Referred to 2006-05-03T20:28:39Z Referred to 2006-05-02T16:30:20Z 2006-05-03 hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Committee 2006-05-03 hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. Committee 2006-05-02 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2006-05-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2006-05-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H000762 Rep. Hooley, Darlene [D-OR-5] DARLENE HOOLEY D OR 5 N C001055 Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-2] Ed Case D HI 2 2006-06-20 False W000793 Rep. Wu, David [D-OR-1] DAVID WU D OR 1 2006-07-12 False Emergency Management Building construction Congressional reporting requirements Construction costs Crime and Law Enforcement Economics and Public Finance Emergency communication systems Emergency housing Emergency medicine Environmental Protection Equipment and supplies Fire departments Fire fighters Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Grants-in-aid Health Hospitals Housing and Community Development Infrastructure Infrastructure (Economics) Paramedical personnel Police Rescue work Science, Technology, Communications Sewerage Shelters for the homeless Tourism Tsunamis Water Resources Development Water treatment plants Emergency Management 00 2006-05-02 Introduced in House 2006-06-19T20:12:07Z Community Hazard Assessment and Mitigation Program Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA), to provide grants to certain areas to prepare for a tsunami. Requires the Director to: (1) give priority to areas in which the likelihood of a tsunami striking in the next 50 years is 10% or greater; and (2) award grants to state, territory, local, or tribal emergency management departments on a competitive basis considering financial need, benefit to the community, and a demonstrated ability to cooperate with other emergency services providers.

Authorizes the use of grant funds to: (1) establish or improve warning systems; (2) purchase public safety agency rescue equipment; (3) reinforce buildings and facilities in maintaining continuity of critical services; (4) provide post-tsunami shelters and supplies; and (5) develop outreach programs to educate residents and tourists about different types of tsunamis and how to react to each type.

Sets forth matching fund requirements, based on population. Requires the Director to: (1) determine if grant recipients meet National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) certification standards; and (2) evaluate the effectiveness and tsunami readiness of programs established pursuant to his Act.

]]> Community Hazard Assessment and Mitigation Program Act Display Title Community Hazard Assessment and Mitigation Program Act Official Title as Introduced To provide grants to certain areas to prepare for a tsunami. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Community Hazard Assessment and Mitigation Program Act Introduced in House 2006-05-02T04:00:00Z 2006-05-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.