[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2151 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2151

    To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to authorize 
notations on flood insurance rate maps for areas protected against 100-
     year and 500-year floods by certified flood control structure.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 4, 2007

 Mr. Pryor (for himself, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Bond, Mr. Cochran, and Mrs. 
  McCaskill) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
    referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to authorize 
notations on flood insurance rate maps for areas protected against 100-
     year and 500-year floods by certified flood control structure.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Community Protection Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. NOTATIONS ON FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAPS FOR AREAS PROTECTED 
              AGAINST 100-YEAR AND 500-YEAR FLOODS BY CERTIFIED FLOOD 
              CONTROL STRUCTURE.

    The National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 is amended by inserting 
after section 1361A (42 U.S.C. 4102a) the following:

``SEC. 1362. NOTATIONS ON FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAPS FOR AREAS PROTECTED 
              AGAINST 100-YEAR AND 500-YEAR FLOODS BY CERTIFIED FLOOD 
              CONTROL STRUCTURE.

    ``(a) 100-Year Floodplain.--The Director may publish, through the 
publication of a national flood insurance rate map, a note to designate 
areas protected against at least the 100-year flood by a certified 
flood control structure which shall read as follows: `NOTE: This area 
is shown as being protected from at least the 1-percent-annual-chance 
flood hazard by levee, dike, or other structure. Overtopping or failure 
of any flood control structure is possible. Property owners are 
encouraged to evaluate their flood risk, based on full and accurate 
information, and to consider flood insurance coverage as appropriate.'.
    ``(b) 500-Year Floodplain.--The Director may publish, through the 
issuance of a national flood insurance rate map, a note to designate 
areas protected against at least the 500-year flood by a certified 
flood control structure which shall read as follows: `NOTE: This area 
is shown as being protected from at least the 0.2-percent-annual-chance 
flood hazard by levee, dike, or other structure. Overtopping or failure 
of any flood control structure is possible. Property owners are 
encouraged to evaluate their flood risk, based on full and accurate 
information, and to consider flood insurance coverage as appropriate.'.
    ``(c) Effect of Notes.--The publication of a note under subsection 
(a) or (b) shall not be considered a requirement of participation in 
the national flood insurance program.''.
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