Sec. 1306. nature and limitation of insurance coverage
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## Sec. 1306 nature and limitation of insurance coverage **[**[42 U.S.C. 4013](/us/usc/t42/s4013)**]** ###
(a)The Administrator shall from time to time, after consultation with the advisory committee authorized under section 1318, appropriate representatives of the pool formed or otherwise created under section 1331, and appropriate representatives of the insurance authorities of the respective States, provide by regulation for general terms and conditions of insurability which shall be applicable to properties eligible for flood insurance coverage under section 1305, including— ####
(1)the types, classes, and locations of any such properties which shall be eligible for flood insurance; ####
(2)the nature and limits of loss or damage in any areas (or subdivisions thereof) which may be covered by such insurance; ####
(3)the classification, limitation, and rejection of any risks which may be advisable; ####
(4)appropriate minimum premiums; ####
(5)appropriate loss-deductibles; and ####
(6)any other terms and conditions relating to insurance coverage or exclusion which may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this title. ###
(b)In addition to any other terms and conditions under subsection (a), such regulations shall provide that— ####
(1)any flood insurance coverage based on chargeable premium rates under section 1308 which are less than the estimated premium rates under section 1307(a)(1) shall not exceed— #####
(A)in the case of residential properties— ######
(i)$35,000 aggregate liability for any single-family dwelling, and $100,000 for any residential structure containing more than one dwelling unit, ######
(ii)$10,000 aggregate liability per dwelling unit for any contents related to such unit, and ######
(iii)in the States of Alaska and Hawaii, and in the Virgin Islands and Guam, the limits provided in clause
(i)of this sentence shall be: $50,000 aggregate liability for any single-family dwelling, and $150,000 for any residential structure containing more than one dwelling unit; #####
(B)in the case of business properties which are owned or leased and operated by small business concerns, an aggregate liability with respect to any single structure, including any contents thereof related to premises of small business occupants (as term is defined by the Administrator), which shall be equal to
(i)$100,000 plus
(ii)$100,000 multiplied by the number of such occupants and shall be allocated among such occupants (or among the occupant or occupants and the owner) under regulations prescribed by the Administrator; except that the aggregate liability for the structure itself may in no case exceed $100,000; and #####
(C)in the case of church properties which may become eligible for flood insurance under section 1305— ######
(i)$100,000 aggregate liability for any single structure, and ######
(ii)$100,000 aggregate liability per unit for any contents related to such unit; and ####
(2)in the case of any residential building designed for the occupancy of from 1 to 4 families for which the risk premium rate is determined in accordance with the provisions of section 1307(a)(1), additional flood insurance in excess of the limits specified in clause
(i)of subparagraph
(A)of paragraph
(1)shall be made available, with respect to any single such building, up to an aggregate liability (including such limits specified in paragraph (1)(A)(i)) of $250,000; ####
(3)in the case of any residential property for which the risk premium rate is determined in accordance with the provisions of section 1307(a)(1), additional flood insurance in excess of the limits specified in clause
(ii)of subparagraph
(A)of paragraph
(1)shall be made available to every insured upon renewal and every applicant for insurance so as to enable any such insured or applicant to receive coverage up to a total amount (including such limits specified in paragraph (1)(A)(ii)) of $100,000; ####
(4)in the case of any nonresidential building, including a church, for which the risk premium rate is determined in accordance with the provisions of section 1307(a)(1), additional flood insurance in excess of the limits specified in subparagraphs
(B)and
(C)of paragraph
(1)shall be made available with respect to any single such building, up to an aggregate liability (including such limits specified in subparagraph
(B)or
(C)of paragraph (1), as applicable) of $500,000, and coverage shall be made available up to a total of $500,000 aggregate liability for contents owned by the building owner and $500,000 aggregate liability for each unit within the building for contents owned by the tenant; and ####
(5)any flood insurance coverage which may be made available in excess of the limits specified in subparagraph (A), (B), or
(C)of paragraph (1), shall be based only on chargeable premium rates under section 1308 which are not less than the estimated premium rates under section 1307(a)(1), and the amount of such excess coverage shall not in any case exceed an amount equal to the applicable limit so specified (or allocated) under paragraph (1)(C), (2), (3), or (4), as applicable. ### (c)21 Effective Date of Policies 21Section 552(a) of the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994, Pub. L. 103–325, approved September 23, 1994, repealed this subsection, as previously in effect. Section 579(a) of such Act then added this subsection as it appears in this compilation. As in effect before such Act, this subsection authorized the Director to pay claims under flood insurance contracts for demolition and relocation of properties that were subject to imminent collapse or subsidence because of erosion. Such section 552 provides as follows: ``SEC. 552. TERMINATION OF EROSION-THREATENED STRUCTURES PROGRAM. ``(a) In General.—Section 1306 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4013) is amended by striking subsection (c). ``(b) Transition Phase.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), during the 1-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency may pay amounts under flood insurance contracts for demolition or relocation of structures as provided in section 1306(c) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (as in effect immediately before the enactment of this Act). ``(c) Savings Provision.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Director shall take any action necessary to make payments under flood insurance contracts pursuant to any commitments made before the expiration of the period referred to in subsection
(b)pursuant to the authority under section 1306(c) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 or subsection (b). ``(d) Repeal of Findings Provision.—Section 1302 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001) is amended by striking subsection (g).''. ####
(1)Waiting period Except as provided in paragraph (2), coverage under a new contract for flood insurance coverage under this title entered into after the date of enactment of the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994,22 and any modification to coverage under an existing flood insurance contract made after such date, shall become effective upon the expiration of the 30-day period beginning on the date that all obligations for such coverage (including completion of the application and payment of any initial premiums owed) are satisfactorily completed. 22September 23, 1994. ####
(2)Exception The provisions of paragraph
(1)shall not apply to— #####
(A)the initial purchase of flood insurance coverage under this title when the purchase of insurance is in connection with the making, increasing, extension, or renewal of a loan; #####
(B)the initial purchase of flood insurance coverage pursuant to a revision or updating of floodplain areas or flood-risk zones under section 1360(f), if such purchase occurs during the 1-year period beginning upon publication of notice of the revision or updating under section 1360(h); or #####
(C)the initial purchase of flood insurance coverage for private property if— ######
(i)the Administrator determines that the property is affected by flooding on Federal land that is a result of, or is exacerbated by, post-wildfire conditions, after consultation with an authorized employee of the Federal agency that has jurisdiction of the land on which the wildfire that caused the post-wildfire conditions occurred; and ######
(ii)the flood insurance coverage was purchased not later than 60 days after the fire containment date, as determined by the appropriate Federal employee, relating to the wildfire that caused the post-wildfire conditions described in clause (i). ###
(d)Optional High-Deductible Policies for Residential Properties ####
(1)Availability In the case of residential properties, the Administrator shall make flood insurance coverage available, at the option of the insured, that provides for a loss-deductible for damage to the covered property in various amounts, up to and including $10,000. ####
(2)Disclosure #####
(A)Form The Administrator shall provide the information described in subparagraph
(B)clearly and conspicuously on the application form for flood insurance coverage or on a separate form, segregated from all unrelated information and other required disclosures. #####
(B)Information The information described in this subparagraph is— ######
(i)information sufficient to inform the applicant of the availability of the coverage option required by paragraph
(1)to applicants for flood insurance coverage; and ######
(ii)a statement explaining the effect of a loss-deductible and that, in the event of an insured loss, the insured is responsible out-of-pocket for losses to the extent of the deductible selected.
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