1.Suspension of flood insurance
rate map updates in geographic areas in which certain levees are being
repairedSection 1360 of the
National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4101) is amended by adding at
the end the following new subsection:
(k)Suspension of
flood insurance rate map updates in certain geographic areas
(1)Except
as provided in paragraph (2), the Director shall not update a flood plain area
or a flood risk zone in accordance with subsection (f) in a geographic area
that meets the following conditions:
(A)The geographic
area is intended to be protected by a levee determined by the Army Corps of
Engineers to have a design deficiency.
(B)The entity responsible for the repair of
such levee has implemented a plan to repair the levee that—
(i)has been developed by the Army Corps of
Engineers or a professional engineer licensed by a State licensing
board;
(ii)has been approved
by the Army Corps of Engineers or the Federal Emergency Management
Agency;
(iii)is based on sufficient and reasonably
current design data that accurately reflects the condition of such levee and
other flood protection facilities in the geographic area;
(iv)upon competion of the repair will provide
protection from the one percent annual chance flood for the geographic area;
and
(v)includes an adequate financing mechanism to
pay for the implementation of the plan.
(C)Each State or local government with
jurisdiction over any portion of the geographic area has developed and
implemented a surveillance and operations plan to provide for timely alerts and
immediate remedial action when significant underseepage or potential failure
occurs in such portion of the geographic area.
(D)Each State or local government with
jurisdiction over any portion of the geographic area has an evacuation plan to
be implemented in the event of flooding in such portion of the geographic
area.
(E)Each State or local government with
jurisdiction over any portion of the geographic area has developed and
implemented an outreach and communication plan to advise occupants in such
portion of the geographic area of potential flood risks, the opportunity to
purchase flood insurance, and the consequences of failure to purchase flood
insurance.
(2)Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect
to a geographic area if—
(A)the Director
determines that such geographic area is protected by a flood protection system
that provides protection from the one percent annual chance flood; or
(B)the Director has suspended the updating of
flood plain areas or flood risk zones in such geographic area in accordance
with paragraph (1) for seven consecutive
years.
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