WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Flood damage prevention

H.R. 2407, The National Hurricane Research Initiative Act of 2007

Mon, 21 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2407 would establish the National Hurricane Research Initiative to improve hurricane preparedness....

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H.R. 1917, The Species Rescue Act

Wed, 18 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1917 would amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to enable Federal agencies responsible for the preservation of threatened species and endangered species to rescue and relocate members of any of those species that would be taken in the course of certain reconstruction, maintenance, or repair of Federal or non-Federal manmade flood control levees....

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H.R. 1832, The National Hurricane Research Initiative Act of 2007

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1832 would establish the National Hurricane Research Initiative to improve hurricane preparedness....

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S. 931, The National Hurricane Research Initiative Act of 2007

Tue, 20 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 931 would establish the National Hurricane Research Initiative to improve hurricane preparedness....

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H.R. 921, The Flood Insurance Community Outreach Grant Program Act of 2007

Thu, 08 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 921 would authorize the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to make grants to communities to be used for outreach efforts to encourage participation in the national flood insurance program....

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H.R. 4650, The National Levee Safety Program Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $0.78

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4650 would authorize the appropriation of funds over the 2007-2012 period for a levee (i.e., flood control embankments) safety program, including the inspection and inventory of levees, to be administered by the Army Corps of Engineers. The Corps would inspect levees that it constructed and maintains, as well as those financed, constructed, or maintained by other federal agencies and Indian tribes. In addition, the Corps would inspect other levees that are identified by state Gover...

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H.R. 2864, The Water Resources Development Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $40.87

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 2864 would authorize the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) to conduct water resource studies and undertake specified projects and programs for flood control, inland navigation, shoreline protection, and environmental restoration. The bill would authorize the agency to conduct studies on water resource needs, to complete feasibility studies for specified projects, and to convey ownership of certain federal properties. Finally, the bill would extend, terminate, or modify existing authorizations...

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H.R. 4973, The Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2006 - Cost per Average Family: $55.51

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4973 would increase the amount that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) can borrow from the U.S. Treasury to cover expenses of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). In addition, the bill would reform the NFIP by requiring FEMA to phase in actuarially sound premium rates for flood insurance on commercial and nonprimary residences (i.e., second and vacation homes). H.R. 4973 also would authorize FEMA to expand the flood insurance program to include new types of insurance and...

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H.R. 5427, The Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $205.84

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5427 spends money on the operations and activities of the Department of Energy, the Department of Defense - Civil, the Department of the Army, the Corps of Engineers - Civil, the Department of the Interior, the Bureau of Reclamation, the Central Utah Project, and related agencies such as the Appalachian Regional Commission, the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, the Delta Regional Authority, the Denali Commission, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Nuclear Waste Technical Review B...

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S. 728, The Water Resources Development Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $60.07

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST

S. 728 would authorize the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) to conduct water resource studies and undertake specified projects and programs for flood control, inland navigation, shoreline protection, and environmental restoration. The bill would authorize the agency to conduct studies on water resource needs, to complete feasibility studies for specified projects, and to convey ownership of certain federal properties. Finally, the bill would extend, terminate, or modify existing authorizations fo...

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S. 3589, The Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2006 - Cost per Average Family: $56.72

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST

The Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2006 would provide the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) with funds to pay remaining valid claims from the 2005 Gulf Coast hurricanes and reform the program, which is currently in an unsustainable financial position. Without a change in law, the NFIP will be unable to pay all flood insurance claims promptly, and faced with a nonfunctional program, those policyholders who are not required to carry flood insurance may abandon it. Enacting t...

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