3.0.0 4020 2019-11-15T20:53:09Z 2019-11-15T20:53:09Z House H HR 2012-02-14 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GARAMENDI:H.R. 4020.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Section 8 of Article 1 of the Constitution[Page H726]]]> hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing hsba04 Housing and Insurance Subcommittee Referred to 2012-02-23T21:29:27Z Referred to 2012-02-14T17:02:20Z 2012-02-23 hsba04 Housing and Insurance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity. Committee 2012-02-14 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2012-02-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2012-02-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000559 Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-10] John Garamendi D CA 10 N L000517 Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3] DANIEL LUNGREN R CA EDWARD 3 2012-02-14 True Emergency Management Advisory bodies Agricultural insurance Dams and canals Disaster relief and insurance Farmland Floods and storm protection Emergency Management 00 2012-02-14 Introduced in House 2012-04-12T16:08:10Z Flood Insurance for Farmers Act of 2012 - Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 with respect to development by the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) of comprehensive criteria designed to encourage adoption of adequate state and local measures for land-management programs in flood-prone areas.

Prohibits such criteria from placing prohibitions, restraints, or conditions, including requiring floodproofing or flood damage mitigation activities or related features, upon either new construction or substantial improvement of an agricultural structure in any area having special flood hazards.

Requires such criteria, with respect only to structures in certain levee-protected areas, to require any substantial improvement to an existing residential structure to have the lowest floor (including any basement) elevated to or above the base flood level.

Requires such criteria to permit a legacy community located in a covered levee-protected area to adopt adequate land use and control measures for: (1) repair or restoration to pre-damaged conditions, or (2) replacement of existing residential and non-residential structures other than repetitive loss structures.

Defines "legacy community" as one whose population is less than 2,000 and is located in an area for which a substantial portion of the economy currently is, and historically was, based upon agricultural production.

Directs the Administrator to make flood insurance coverage available upon request for: (1) an agricultural structure located in an area having special flood hazards, and (2) structures in covered levee-protected areas.

Directs the Administrator and the Secretary of Agriculture to establish jointly a task force to report to certain congressional committees on challenges faced by legacy communities located in areas having special flood hazards, including recommendations to: (1) strengthen the economic viability and vitality of such communities, and (2) allow infill development and building expansion.

]]> Flood Insurance for Farmers Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Flood Insurance for Farmers Act of 2012 Display Title Flood Insurance for Farmers Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to allow the construction and improvement of structures used for agricultural production in floodplains, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2012-02-14T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr4020ih/xml/BILLS-112hr4020ih.xml 2012-02-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity. 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.