[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2919 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2919

To eliminate the reimbursement requirement for certain tornado shelters 
      constructed with Federal assistance, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 14, 2011

   Mr. Bachus (for himself, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Bonner, Mr. Rogers of 
  Alabama, Mr. Brooks, and Ms. Sewell) introduced the following bill; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
                             Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
To eliminate the reimbursement requirement for certain tornado shelters 
      constructed with Federal assistance, and for other purposes.

    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 Shelter Protection Act of 
2011''.

SEC. 2. NO REIMBURSEMENT REQUIRED FOR COVERED TORNADO SHELTER 
              FACILITIES.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) shall not require an 
educational institution Public Assistance applicant to reimburse FEMA 
for the market value of a covered temporary tornado shelter facility 
when the facility is no longer needed for its temporary purpose.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section the following definitions apply:
            (1) Covered temporary tornado shelter facility.--The term 
        ``covered temporary shelter facility'' means a structure--
                    (A) designed to provide children protection from a 
                tornado; and
                    (B) constructed or acquired with Federal financial 
                assistance.
            (2) Educational institution.--The term ``educational 
        institution'' means any elementary school or any secondary 
        school that is an eligible applicant for FEMA assistance 
        pursuant to section 403 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
        Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b).
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