Fairness in Flood Mapping Act of 2010

Fairness in Flood Mapping Act of 2010 - Requires the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to reimburse an eligible entity (i.e., a property owner, a lessee of property, or a community) that incurs expenses for the services of a surveyor, engineer, or similar service provider in obtaining a letter of map amendment that is approved in whole or in part by the Administrator, with respect to the part approved, if the approval was obtained during FY2003 or thereafter.

[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5722 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5722

To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
 to provide reimbursement for certain services relating to an approved 
            letter of map amendment, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 13, 2010

 Mr. Driehaus introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Financial Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
 to provide reimbursement for certain services relating to an approved 
            letter of map amendment, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness in Flood Mapping Act of 
2010''.

SEC. 2. REIMBURSEMENT RELATING TO AN APPROVED LETTER OF MAP AMENDMENT.

    (a) In General.--If an eligible entity incurs expenses for the 
services of a covered service provider in obtaining a letter of map 
amendment that is approved by the Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency in whole or in part, the Administrator 
shall reimburse the eligible entity for the expenses incurred with 
respect to the part approved.
    (b) Applicability.--Expenses incurred by an eligible entity for the 
services of a covered service provider in obtaining a letter of map 
amendment that is approved by the Administrator in whole or in part 
shall be eligible for reimbursement under subsection (a) if the 
approval was obtained during fiscal year 2003 or thereafter.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions apply:
            (1) Community.--The term ``community'' has the meaning 
        given that term in section 59.1 of title 44, Code of Federal 
        Regulations.
            (2) Covered service provider.--The term ``covered service 
        provider'' means a surveyor, engineer, or other similar service 
        provider, but not a legal service provider.
            (3) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means an 
        owner of property, a lessee of property, or a community.
            (4) Letter of map amendment.--The term ``letter of map 
        amendment'' means a letter of map amendment as described in 
        part 70 of title 44, Code of Federal Regulations.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary.
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