118 STAT. 712 PUBLIC LAW 108–264—JUNE 30, 2004 Public Law 108–264 108th Congress An Act To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to reduce losses to properties for which repetitive flood insurance claim payments have been made. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Bunning Bereuter Blumenauer Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004’’. (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Congressional findings. TITLE I—AMENDMENTS TO FLOOD INSURANCE ACT OF 1968 Sec. 101. Extension of program and consolidation of authorizations. Sec. 102. Establishment of pilot program for mitigation of severe repetitive loss properties. Sec. 103. Amendments to existing flood mitigation assistance program. Sec. 104. FEMA authority to fund mitigation activities for individual repetitive claims properties. Sec. 105. Amendments to additional coverage for compliance with land use and con trol measures. Sec. 106. Actuarial rate properties. Sec. 107. Geospatial digital flood hazard data. Sec. 108. Replacement of mobile homes on original sites. Sec. 109. Reiteration of FEMA responsibility to map mudslides. TITLE II—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Sec. 201. Definitions. Sec. 202. Supplemental forms. Sec. 203. Acknowledgement form. Sec. 204. Flood insurance claims handbook. Sec. 205. Appeal of decisions relating to flood insurance coverage. Sec. 206. Study and report on use of cost compliance coverage. Sec. 207. Minimum training and education requirements. Sec. 208. GAO study and report. Sec. 209. Prospective payment of flood insurance premiums. Sec. 210. Report on changes to fee schedule or fee payment arrangements. SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS. The Congress finds that— (1) the national flood insurance program— (A) identifies the flood risk; (B) provides flood risk information to the public; (C) encourages State and local governments to make appropriate land use adjustments to constrict the develop ment of land which is exposed to flood damage and mini mize damage caused by flood losses; and (D) makes flood insurance available on a nationwide basis that would otherwise not be available, to accelerate 42 USC 4011 note. Bunning Bereuter Blumenauer Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004. 42 USC 4001 note. June 30, 2004 [S. 2238]
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