Just got this from NSPS.
SURVEYING SERVICES FOR LOMAS TO BE REIMBURSHED BY THE FEDS ---Fairness in Flood Mapping Act of 2010. Legislation was recently introduced in the House that would provide reimbursement for certain services relating to an approved letter of map amendment. The Bill is entitled the Fairness in Flood Mapping Act of 2010; its number is H.R. 5722. The relevant section of the Act is as follows:
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.
The sponsor of the bill is Congressman Steve Driehaus, a Democrat from the 1st District of Ohio. We strongly support this bill and will work closely with Congressman Driehaus any way we can to pass the legislation. Look for more information on the Fairness in Flood Mapping Act in future Government Affairs Updates
Hmmm...Interesting. I wonder if our fees will be fixed by the feds?
This bill should be killed for many reasons here are three:
The feds will fix fees
The federal government cannot afford it.
We need less federal interference not more.
I don't know what the motivation is for this but I can see the Feds having to pay to fix what they messed up in the first place.
When their felt tip pen operator shades in a bunch of hillside and calls it Zone A then yeah make them pay to fix it.
I agree with Dave. There have been a huge amount of complaints about the new flood maps here. It makes sense that if the Feds are going to put the burden on the home owner to prove they are in a flood hazard area, then they should reimburse the expenses ...
"When their felt tip pen operator shades in a bunch of hillside and calls it Zone A then yeah make them pay to fix it."
We would be better served by turning the agency into "deleted by the used".
