Sec. 4. Residential retrofit and resilience pilot program
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In this section: The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The term residential resilient retrofit — means a project that— is designed to increase the resilience of an existing home or residence using mitigation measures that the Administrator determines reduce damage and impacts from natural disaster hazards and risks that are most likely to occur in the area where the home is located; and to the extent applicable, are consistent with— the 2 most recently published editions of relevant consensus-based codes, specifications, and standards, including any amendments made to those codes by State, local, or Indian tribal governments; and specifications and standards that, for the purpose of protecting health, safety, and general welfare of users of buildings against disasters— incorporate the latest hazard-resistant designs; and establish criteria for the design, construction, and maintenance of residential structures and facilities that may be eligible for assistance under the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. ); and includes— elevations of homes and utilities within and around structures to mitigate damages; floodproofing measures; the construction of tornado safe rooms; seismic retrofits; wildfire retrofit and mitigation measures; wind retrofits, including roof replacements, hurricane straps, and tie-downs; and any other measure that meet the requirements of subparagraph (A), as determined by the Administrator.
The Administrator shall carry out a residential resilience pilot program through the program established under section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5133 ) to make available assistance to States and local governments for the purpose of providing grants to individuals for residential resilience retrofits. The Administrator may use not more than 10 percent of the assistance made available to applicants on an annual basis under section 203 of the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5133 ) to provide assistance under this section. With respect to the pilot program carried out under subsection (b), the Administrator shall— establish the pilot program not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act; and terminate the pilot program on September 30, 2030. In carrying out the pilot program under this section, the Administrator shall ensure that a State or local government receiving assistance under the pilot program provides grants to individuals that demonstrate financial need.
Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that includes— a summary of the grant awards and projects carried out under this section; a detailed compilation of results achieved by the grant awards and projects carried out under this section, including the number of homes receiving retrofits, the types and average costs of retrofits, and demographic information for participants in the pilot program; an estimate of avoidance in disaster impacts and Federal disaster payments as a result of the grant investments carried out under this section, and whether that avoidance is different than other mitigation projects funded under section 203 of the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5133 ); and any identified implementation challenges and recommendations for improvements to the pilot program established under this section. This section shall only apply with respect to amounts appropriated on or after the date of enactment of this Act.
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