Flood Safe Basements Act

Summary

Flood Safe Basements Act - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to rate a covered structure using the elevation difference between the floodproofed elevation and the adjusted base flood elevation of such structure. Defines "covered structure" as a residential structure: (1) located in a community that has adopted flood plain management measures approved by FEMA and satisfying requirements for an exception for floodproofed residential basements, and (2) built in compliance with the applicable flood plain management measures.

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Timeline

1. 29 October 2013

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

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2. 29 October 2013

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 29 October 2013 · Download file

Documents

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Sponsors

• Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND] · D · Sponsor
• · ssbk00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014
• related to → Keeping Flood Insurance Affordable Act of 2013
• related to → Flood Safe Basements Act
• related to ← Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2013
• related to ← Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2013
• related to ← A bill to delay the implementation of certain provisions of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 and to reform the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers, and for other purposes.