109 HR 5794 IH: Flood Mitigation Enhancement Act of U.S. House of Representatives 2006-07-13 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.

I 109th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5794 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 13, 2006 Mr. Jindal introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To make property demolition and rebuilding activities eligible for assistance under the flood mitigation program under section 1366 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Flood Mitigation Enhancement Act of 2006.

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Eligibility of property demolition and rebuilding for mitigation assistance program

Section 1366(e)(5)(B) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4104c(e)(5)(B)) is amended by inserting after flood risk the following: , or the demolition and rebuilding of structures located in such areas to at least Base Flood Elevation or any greater elevation required by any local ordinance.