[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1524 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1524

 To allow flood insurance coverage under the national flood insurance 
 program for new structures designed to protect public safety that are 
                 located in special flood hazard zones.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 16, 2009

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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To allow flood insurance coverage under the national flood insurance 
 program for new structures designed to protect public safety that are 
                 located in special flood hazard zones.

    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 ``Public Safety Enhancement Act of 
2009''.

SEC. 2. EXCEPTION TO PROHIBITION OF INSURANCE FOR PROPERTIES IN 
              VIOLATION OF STATE AND LOCAL LAWS REGARDING DEVELOPMENT 
              IN FLOOD-PRONE AREAS.

    Section 1316 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
4023) is amended by inserting ``, other than a structure that is used 
in providing a public safety or first responder service, which shall 
include police and firefighting services,'' after ``for any property''.
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