US HB3646 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Introduced on December 4 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-12-05 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Extreme Weather Mitigation Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of the Army to give funding priority to authorized projects and studies with a primary purpose of hurricane and storm damage risk reduction that: (1) address an imminent threat to life and property, (2) prevent storm surge from inundating populated areas, (3) prevent the loss of coastal wetlands that help reduce the impact of storm surge, (4) protect emergency hurricane evacuation routes or shelters, (5) prevent adverse impacts to publicly-owned or funded infrastructure and assets, (6) minimize federal disaster relief costs, and (7) address hurricane and storm damage risk reduction in presidentially-declared major disaster areas. Provides for expedited consideration of previously authorized water resources projects that meet such criteria. Sets forth criteria for prioritizing new studies for hurricane and storm damage reduction.

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Title

Extreme Weather Mitigation Act of 2013

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History

DateChamberAction
2013-12-05HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
2013-12-05HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
2013-12-04HouseReferred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Same As/Similar To

SB601 (Related) 2013-10-31 - See also H.R. 3080.

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