3.0.0 2983 2023-01-13T04:48:13Z 2023-01-13T04:48:13Z Senate S S 2006-05-23 109 ssbk00 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2006-05-23T22:21:50Z Natural Disaster Housing Reform Act of 2006 109 5393 HR 2006-11-17 House Committee on Transportation Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 8, 2006. Identical bill CRS 2006-05-23 ssbk00 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4969-4970) IntroReferral 2006-05-23 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4969) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2006-05-23 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA N Emergency Management Alabama Cost effectiveness Department of Housing and Urban Development Disaster relief Displaced persons Economics and Public Finance Emergency housing Evacuation of civilians Federal aid to housing Federal employees Federal-local relations Federal-state relations Finance and Financial Sector Floodplains Government Operations and Politics Home repair and improvement Housing and Community Development Housing subsidies Hurricane aftermath legislation Hurricanes Louisiana Mississippi Mobile homes Water Resources Development Emergency Management 00 2006-05-23 Introduced in Senate 2006-06-13T19:36:31Z Natural Disaster Housing Reform Act of 2006 - Makes the Department of Housing and Urban Development the primary federal agency responsible for coordinating and administering housing assistance in connection with any major disaster that will result in long-term housing needs.

Prescribes guidelines for the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to implement such assistance.

Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to direct the President, upon state request, to provide such housing assistance if the relevant major disaster will displace individuals or households from their predisaster primary residences, or will render such residences uninhabitable, for a period of 30 days or more.

Instructs the President, when making any cost effectiveness determination, to consider whether manufactured modular housing can be provided at a federal cost less than the same cost necessary to provide other readily fabricated dwellings.

Authorizes the President to provide financial assistance for: (1) the repair, to a safe and sanitary living or functioning condition, of existing rental units that will be used as alternate housing accommodations; and (2) permanent and semi-permanent housing construction in remote locations of declared major disaster or emergency in connection with Hurricane Katrina of 2005 during the period between August 28, 2005, and December 31, 2007.

Permits the location in a special flood hazard zone, under the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, of any permanent, semi-permanent, or temporary housing, including any readily fabricated dwelling, manufactured housing, or manufactured modular housing.

Instructs the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to develop detailed and comprehensive mass evacuation plans for individuals or households receiving assistance for the 18-month period following a disaster declaration.

]]> Natural Disaster Housing Reform Act of 2006 Display Title Natural Disaster Housing Reform Act of 2006 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for the Department of Housing and Urban Development to coordinate Federal housing assistance efforts in the case of disasters resulting in long-term housing needs. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Natural Disaster Housing Reform Act of 2006 Introduced in Senate 2006-05-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s2983is/xml/BILLS-109s2983is.xml 2006-05-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4969-4970) 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.