SENATE FILE 268

BY  DANIELSON

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the purchase of flood damaged structures under the federal hazard mitigation grant program. 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

   Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  29C.20C  Flood damaged structures —— public purchase.
   If the president, at the request of the governor, declares a major disaster to exist in this state due to flooding, the state hazard mitigation officer under the federal hazard mitigation grant program administered by the federal emergency management agency, in coordination and cooperation with representatives of the federal emergency management agency, shall meet with representatives of the local governments included under the disaster declaration for purposes of identifying structures with damage assessments equal to fifty percent or more of the replacement cost of the structure. Within three months from the time the disaster began, purchase of the identified structures shall be completed under the program.
EXPLANATION
   This bill relates to the purchase of flood damaged structures under the federal hazard mitigation grant program.
   If a major disaster due to flooding is declared by the president of the United States, the bill requires the state hazard mitigation officer in coordination and cooperation with representatives of the federal emergency management agency to meet with representatives of the local governments included under the disaster declaration for purposes of identifying structures with damage assessments equal to 50 percent or more of the replacement cost of the structure. Within three months from the time the disaster began, purchase of the identified structures shall be completed under the program.