[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6285 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6285

   To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to provide for 
 adequate progress on the construction of a flood protection system to 
  include the appropriation of at least 60 percent of the system cost 
                  from Federal, State, or local funds.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 17, 2008

  Ms. Matsui introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Financial Services

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to provide for 
 adequate progress on the construction of a flood protection system to 
  include the appropriation of at least 60 percent of the system cost 
                  from Federal, State, or local funds.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. USE OF FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL FUNDS IN DETERMINING 
              ADEQUATE PROGRESS ON CONSTRUCTION OF A FLOOD PROTECTION 
              SYSTEM.

    Section 1307(e) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 4014(e)) is amended by striking ``has been appropriated'' and 
inserting ``has been appropriated or otherwise made available from 
Federal, State, or local funds''.
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