To authorize the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to make grants to consortia of States and communities to hire individuals to coordinate the Community Rating System program under the National Flood Insurance Program for the States and communities who are members of the consortia, and for other purposes.
Community Flood Insurance Savings Act of 2017 This bill amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to authorize the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide grants to associations of states and local communities for the purpose of employing program coordinators for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Community Rating System. The Community Rating System provides flood insurance premium rate discounts to communities that exceed NFIP floodplain management requirements.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Finance and Financial Sector
Disaster relief and insuranceFloods and storm protectionState and local government operations
To authorize the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to make grants to consortia of States and communities to hire individuals to coordinate the Community Rating System program under the National Flood Insurance Program for the States and communities who are members of the consortia, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-3135| House
| Updated: 6/29/2017
Community Flood Insurance Savings Act of 2017 This bill amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to authorize the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide grants to associations of states and local communities for the purpose of employing program coordinators for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Community Rating System. The Community Rating System provides flood insurance premium rate discounts to communities that exceed NFIP floodplain management requirements.