92D CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 2615 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES SEPTEMBER 30, 1971 Mr. CASE introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs A BILL To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to suspend until December 31, 1973, the provisions making flood insurance coverage a condition of Federal disaster assistance, to extend for two years the date by which an area must have adopted adequate land use and control measures in order to qualify for flood insurance coverage and the date as of which the existing authority for emergency Federal implementation of the program will expire, and to provide that coverage shall be available under the national flood insurance program for all residential properties. 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 1 SUSPENSION OF REQUIREMENT OF FLOOD INSURANCE COV 2 ERAGE AS CONDITION OF FEDERAL DISASTER ASSIST 3 4 ANCE SECTION 1. Section 1314 (a) (2) of the Housing and 5 Urban Development Act of 1968 is amended— 6 7 8 9 (1) by inserting "(or subsequent to December 31, 1973, if later)" after "located" in clause (A); and (2) by inserting "(or on December 31, 1973, if later)" after "at that date" in clause (B). 10 EXTENSION OF PERIOD WITHIN WHICH ADEQUATE LAND 11 USE AND CONTROL MEASURES MUST BE ADOPTED 12 SEC. 2. (a) Section 1305 (c) (2) of the Housing and 13 Urban Development Act of 1968 is amended by striking out 14 "December 31, 1971" and inserting in lieu thereof "De15 cember 31, 1973". 16 (b) Section 1315 of such Act is amended by striking 17 out "December 31, 1971" and inserting in lieu thereof "De 18 cember 31, 1973". 19 20 225 EXTENSION OF PROVISION FOR EMERGENCY FEDERAL IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAM 21 SEC. 3. Section 1336 (a) of the Housing and Urban 22 Development Act of 1968 is amended by striking out 23 "December 31, 1971" and inserting in lieu thereof "Decem24 ber 31, 1973". 3 1 EXPANSION OF FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM TO INCLUDE 2 3 COVERAGE FOR ALL RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES SEC. 4. (a) Section 1305 (a) of the Housing and Urban 4 Development Act of 1968 is amended by striking out “resi5 dential properties which are designed for the occupancy of 6 from one to four families" and inserting in lieu thereof “resi7 dential properties". 8 (b) Section 1305 (b) of such Act is amended by strik9 ing out clause (A), and by redesignating clauses (B) 10 through (E) as clauses (A) through (D), respectively. (c) Section 1306 (b) (1) (A) of such Act is amended 12 to read as follows: 11 "(A) in the case of residential properties "(i) (I) for a one-family residence or other dwelling structure containing one dwelling unit, an aggregate liability of $17,500, "(II) for a single dwelling structure containing two dwelling units, an aggregate liability of $30,000, or "(III) for a single dwelling structure containing more than two dwelling units, an aggregate lia bility equal to the sum of $30,000 plus $10,000 for each such unit in excess of two; and 1 2 4 "(ii) an aggregate liability of $5,000 per dwelling unit for any contents related to such unit;". 3 (d) Section 1306 (b) (1) (C) (ii) of such Act is 4 amended by striking out "per dwelling unit for any contents 5 related to such unit in the case of residential properties, or", 6 and by striking out "in the case of any other properties". 92D CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. J. RES. 160 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES SEPTEMBER 28, 1971 Mr. TowER introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs JOINT RESOLUTION Amending the provision of law which denies Federal disaster assistance to properties which could have been covered by flood insurance but were not. 1 Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 2 of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 That the provisions of subsection 1314 (a) (2) of the Na4 tional Flood Insurance Act of 1968 shall not apply with 5 respect to any loss, destruction, or damage of real or per6 sonal property that occurs on or before December 31, 7 1973. |