3.0.0 487 2020-01-29T20:31:31Z 2020-01-29T20:31:31Z Senate S S 2011-03-03 112 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-03-03T22:17:05Z Burn Area Flood Prevention Act of 2011 112 922 HR 2011-04-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity. Identical bill CRS Text similarities House 2011-03-03 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2011-03-03 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000303 Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] JOHN MCCAIN R AZ SIDNEY N Emergency Management Advisory bodies Arizona Disaster relief and insurance Evidence and witnesses Fires Floods and storm protection Forests, forestry, trees Government studies and investigations Indian lands and resources rights Legal fees and court costs Parks, recreation areas, trails Watersheds Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats Emergency Management 00 2011-03-03 Introduced in Senate 2011-03-16T12:51:50Z Burn Area Flood Prevention Act of 2011 - Amends the Federal Land Assistance, Management, and Enhancement Act of 2009 to include within the purpose of FLAME Wildlife Suppression Reserve Funds to cover the costs of burn area responses, including flood prevention. Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to make the waiting period for coverage under a new contract for flood insurance coverage, and any modification to coverage under an existing flood insurance contract, inapplicable to the initial purchase of flood insurance coverage upon a determination by the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) that such period should be waived for private property affected by flooding on federal land affected by wildfire.

Establishes the Schultz Fire Flooding Area Task Force. Designates the FEMA Administrator as the Chair of the Task Force. Directs the Task Force to: (1) coordinate the efforts of the entities represented on the Task Force (including FEMA, the Corps of Engineers, the Forest Service, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the United States Geological Survey [USGS], state and local governments, and community-based organizations and other interested parties) to immediately implement interim flood protection systems, including the retention of water retention basins; (2) identify existing and potential funding, technical assistance, general investigations, and construction of short-term flood protection projects; and (3) carry out a detailed study of the affected area to evaluate the potential of integrating projects and programs of the Corps of Engineers, FEMA, and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) into a comprehensive, long-term flood protection system for the affected area.

Directs the Attorney General to report on court costs and legal fees and expenses awarded in connection with the Jack Smith/Schultz Fuels Reduction Healthy Forest Restoration Project.

]]> Burn Area Flood Prevention Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Burn Area Flood Prevention Act of 2011 Display Title Burn Area Flood Prevention Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced A bill to ensure that private property, public safety, and human life are protected from flood hazards that directly result from post-fire watershed conditions that are created by wildfires on Federal land. Introduced in Senate 2011-03-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s487is/xml/BILLS-112s487is.xml 2011-03-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. 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.