http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills info@washingtonwatch.com http://www.pjdoland.com/chai/?v=0.1 http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/110_SN_2382.html?rev=32965 <p>S. 2382 would require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to quickly and fairly address the abundance of surplus manufactured housing units sot red by the Federal Government around the country at taxpayer expense.</p> <h2 id="toc0"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>Directs the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to: (1) establish criteria for determining whether individual temporary housing units stored by FEMA are in usable condition; (2) complete an assessment to determine the number of units FEMA needs in stock to respond appropriately to major disasters; and (3) implement a plan to store such number of units, to sell, transfer, or donate excess units in usable condition, and to dispose of units not in usable condition.</p> <p>Makes the plan subject to Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act disposal requirements and other applicable law. Directs the Administrator to report to the appropriate congressional committees on the status of the distribution, sale, transfer, or other disposal of unused units. Makes any sale, transfer, donation, or disposal of a unit under the plan subject to Stafford Act disposal requirements and other applicable law, except with respect to such sale or other actions to states, other governmental entities, and voluntary organizations for the purpose of providing temporary housing to victims of incidents caused by hazards that do not result in a declaration of a major disaster or emergency by the President if the governor of the affected state certifies that there is an urgent need for the units and the state is unable to provide such units in a timely manner. Directs the Administrator to report to the appropriate congressional committees on the status of the distribution, sale, transfer, donation, or other disposal of units.</p> <p>(Sec. 2) Directs the President, acting through the FEMA Administrator, in providing in lieu contributions for damages suffered in Louisiana and Mississippi as a result of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (covered hurricane damages), to provide that the federal share of the estimated cost of repairing, restoring, reconstructing, or replacing the facility and of management expenses for both public facilities and private nonprofit facilities shall be 90%.</p> <p>Authorizes and encourages the President to use alternative dispute resolution (ADR) procedures for appeals of decisions made under the Stafford Act regarding the award or denial of assistance or the amount of assistance provided to a state, local government, or owner or operator of a private facility for covered hurricane damages. Requires the President to: (1) provide to such entity written notice of a denial of a request to use ADR procedures for an appeal; and (2) submit quarterly reports to specified committees on denials, a report on how ADR procedures are being used and recommendations on whether the President should be given the authority to use such procedures on a permanent basis, and a report regarding the status of recovery for Louisiana and Mississippi from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Authorizes the President to use simplified procedures for covered hurricane damages if requested by such entity for a project for which the federal estimate of the cost is less than $100,000.</p> <p>(Sec. 3) Authorizes the President to provide case management services or assistance under the Stafford Act for victims of any major disaster relating to Hurricanes Katrina or Rita.</p> <p>(Sec. 4) Directs the Administrator to review, update, and revise the individual assistance factors considered to measure the severity, magnitude, and impact of a disaster.</p> <!--Leave in the 'summary' tags if you want the latest summary from the Congressional Research Service automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc1"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>Latest Major Action: 9/29/2008: Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On passage Passed without objection.</p> <!-- Leave in the 'status' tags if you want the latest reported status from THOMAS automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc2"> Points in Favor </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc3"> Points Against </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should not pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> 32965@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:03:50 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/110_SN_2382.html?rev=32856 <p>S. 2382 would require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to quickly and fairly address the abundance of surplus manufactured housing units sot red by the Federal Government around the country at taxpayer expense.</p> <h2 id="toc4"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>FEMA Accountability Act of 2008 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to: (1) complete an assessment to determine the number of temporary housing units purchased by FEMA that it needs to maintain in stock to respond appropriately to major disasters; and (2) establish criteria for determining whether individual temporary housing units stored by FEMA are in usable condition, including appropriate criteria for formaldehyde testing and exposure.</p> <p>Requires the Administrator to establish and implement a plan for: (1) storing the number of temporary housing units that the Administrator has determined that FEMA needs to maintain in stock; (2) selling, transferring, or otherwise disposing of such units in FEMA's inventory that are in excess of that number and in usable condition; and (3) disposing of such units that are determined not to be in usable condition.</p> <p>Makes the plan subject to Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act disposal requirements and other applicable law.</p> <p>Directs the Administrator to report to specified congressional committees on the status of the distribution, sale, transfer, or other disposal of unused temporary housing units purchased by FEMA.</p> <!--Leave in the 'summary' tags if you want the latest summary from the Congressional Research Service automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc5"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>Latest Major Action: 9/29/2008: Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On passage Passed without objection.</p> <!-- Leave in the 'status' tags if you want the latest reported status from THOMAS automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc6"> Points in Favor </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc7"> Points Against </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should not pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> 32856@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Tue, 30 Sep 2008 07:05:14 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/110_SN_2382.html?rev=32532 <p>S. 2382 would require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to quickly and fairly address the abundance of surplus manufactured housing units sot red by the Federal Government around the country at taxpayer expense.</p> <h2 id="toc8"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>FEMA Accountability Act of 2008 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to: (1) complete an assessment to determine the number of temporary housing units purchased by FEMA that it needs to maintain in stock to respond appropriately to major disasters; and (2) establish criteria for determining whether individual temporary housing units stored by FEMA are in usable condition, including appropriate criteria for formaldehyde testing and exposure.</p> <p>Requires the Administrator to establish and implement a plan for: (1) storing the number of temporary housing units that the Administrator has determined that FEMA needs to maintain in stock; (2) selling, transferring, or otherwise disposing of such units in FEMA's inventory that are in excess of that number and in usable condition; and (3) disposing of such units that are determined not to be in usable condition.</p> <p>Makes the plan subject to Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act disposal requirements and other applicable law.</p> <p>Directs the Administrator to report to specified congressional committees on the status of the distribution, sale, transfer, or other disposal of unused temporary housing units purchased by FEMA.</p> <!--Leave in the 'summary' tags if you want the latest summary from the Congressional Research Service automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc9"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>Latest Major Action: 9/26/2008: Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.</p> <!-- Leave in the 'status' tags if you want the latest reported status from THOMAS automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc10"> Points in Favor </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc11"> Points Against </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should not pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> 32532@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Sat, 27 Sep 2008 07:09:24 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/110_SN_2382.html?rev=30725 <p>S. 2382 would require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to quickly and fairly address the abundance of surplus manufactured housing units sot red by the Federal Government around the country at taxpayer expense.</p> <h2 id="toc12"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>FEMA Accountability Act of 2008 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to: (1) complete an assessment to determine the number of temporary housing units purchased by FEMA that it needs to maintain in stock to respond appropriately to major disasters; and (2) establish criteria for determining whether individual temporary housing units stored by FEMA are in usable condition, including appropriate criteria for formaldehyde testing and exposure.</p> <p>Requires the Administrator to establish and implement a plan for: (1) storing the number of temporary housing units that the Administrator has determined that FEMA needs to maintain in stock; (2) selling, transferring, or otherwise disposing of such units in FEMA's inventory that are in excess of that number and in usable condition; and (3) disposing of such units that are determined not to be in usable condition.</p> <p>Makes the plan subject to Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act disposal requirements and other applicable law.</p> <p>Directs the Administrator to report to specified congressional committees on the status of the distribution, sale, transfer, or other disposal of unused temporary housing units purchased by FEMA.</p> <!--Leave in the 'summary' tags if you want the latest summary from the Congressional Research Service automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc13"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>Latest Major Action: 9/11/2008: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 951.</p> <!-- Leave in the 'status' tags if you want the latest reported status from THOMAS automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc14"> Points in Favor </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc15"> Points Against </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should not pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> 30725@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:13:11 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/110_SN_2382.html?rev=30577 <p>S. 2382 would require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to quickly and fairly address the abundance of surplus manufactured housing units sot red by the Federal Government around the country at taxpayer expense.</p> <h2 id="toc16"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>FEMA Accountability Act of 2007 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to: (1) complete an assessment of the number of manufactured housing units necessary to stock to respond to disasters; and (2) establish and implement a well developed plan for permanently storing necessary manufactured housing units, selling or transferring usable surplus units, and disposing of unusable units.</p> <p>Authorizes the Administrator to exclude from the plan any travel trailer that may contain formaldehyde upon certifying that he or she is unable to determine the safe level of exposure to formaldehyde. Terminates such authority on the date the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) promulgates regulations regarding formaldehyde exposure levels that are applicable to travel trailers.</p> <!--Leave in the 'summary' tags if you want the latest summary from the Congressional Research Service automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc17"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>Latest Major Action: 9/11/2008: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 951.</p> <!-- Leave in the 'status' tags if you want the latest reported status from THOMAS automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc18"> Points in Favor </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc19"> Points Against </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should not pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> 30577@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:29:44 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/110_SN_2382.html?rev=26571 <p>S. 2382 would require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to quickly and fairly address the abundance of surplus manufactured housing units sot red by the Federal Government around the country at taxpayer expense.</p> <h2 id="toc20"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>FEMA Accountability Act of 2007 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to: (1) complete an assessment of the number of manufactured housing units necessary to stock to respond to disasters; and (2) establish and implement a well developed plan for permanently storing necessary manufactured housing units, selling or transferring usable surplus units, and disposing of unusable units.</p> <p>Authorizes the Administrator to exclude from the plan any travel trailer that may contain formaldehyde upon certifying that he or she is unable to determine the safe level of exposure to formaldehyde. Terminates such authority on the date the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) promulgates regulations regarding formaldehyde exposure levels that are applicable to travel trailers.</p> <!--Leave in the 'summary' tags if you want the latest summary from the Congressional Research Service automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc21"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>Latest Major Action: 6/25/2008: Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.</p> <!-- Leave in the 'status' tags if you want the latest reported status from THOMAS automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc22"> Points in Favor </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc23"> Points Against </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should not pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> 26571@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:05:57 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/110_SN_2382.html?rev=14925 <p>S. 2382 would require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to quickly and fairly address the abundance of surplus manufactured housing units sot red by the Federal Government around the country at taxpayer expense.</p> <h2 id="toc24"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>FEMA Accountability Act of 2007 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to: (1) complete an assessment of the number of manufactured housing units necessary to stock to respond to disasters; and (2) establish and implement a well developed plan for permanently storing necessary manufactured housing units, selling or transferring usable surplus units, and disposing of unusable units.</p> <p>Authorizes the Administrator to exclude from the plan any travel trailer that may contain formaldehyde upon certifying that he or she is unable to determine the safe level of exposure to formaldehyde. Terminates such authority on the date the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) promulgates regulations regarding formaldehyde exposure levels that are applicable to travel trailers.</p> <!--Leave in the 'summary' tags if you want the latest summary from the Congressional Research Service automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc25"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>Latest Major Action: 11/16/2007: Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.</p> <!-- Leave in the 'status' tags if you want the latest reported status from THOMAS automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc26"> Points in Favor </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc27"> Points Against </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should not pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> 14925@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:31:50 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/110_SN_2382.html?rev=14282 <p>S. 2382 would require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to quickly and fairly address the abundance of surplus manufactured housing units sot red by the Federal Government around the country at taxpayer expense.</p> <h2 id="toc28"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to provide a detailed summary of the bill!)</p> <!--Leave in the 'summary' tags if you want the latest summary from the Congressional Research Service automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc29"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to update the status of the bill!)</p> <!-- Leave in the 'status' tags if you want the latest reported status from THOMAS automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc30"> Points in Favor </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc31"> Points Against </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should not pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> 14282@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Sat, 17 Nov 2007 18:21:02 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/110_SN_2382.html?rev=14283 <p>S. 2382 would require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to quickly and fairly address the abundance of surplus manufactured housing units sot red by the Federal Government around the country at taxpayer expense.</p> <h2 id="toc32"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to provide a detailed summary of the bill!)</p> <!--Leave in the 'summary' tags if you want the latest summary from the Congressional Research Service automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc33"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>Latest Major Action: 11/16/2007: Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.</p> <!-- Leave in the 'status' tags if you want the latest reported status from THOMAS automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc34"> Points in Favor </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc35"> Points Against </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should not pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> 14283@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Sat, 17 Nov 2007 18:21:02 EST