42 USC 4101a - Technical Mapping Advisory Council

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§ 4101a.

Technical Mapping Advisory Council

(a)

Establishment

(b)

Membership

(1)

In general

The Council shall consist of—

(A)

the Administrator (or the designee thereof);

(B)

the Secretary of the Interior (or the designee thereof);

(C)

the Secretary of Agriculture (or the designee thereof);

(D)

the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere (or the designee thereof); and

(E)

16 additional members appointed by the Administrator or the designee of the Administrator, who shall be—

(i)

a member of a recognized professional surveying association or organization;

(ii)

a member of a recognized professional mapping association or organization;

(iii)

a member of a recognized professional engineering association or organization;

(iv)

a member of a recognized professional association or organization representing flood hazard determination firms;

(v)

a representative of the United States Geological Survey;

(vi)

a representative of a recognized professional association or organization representing State geographic information;

(vii)

a representative of State national flood insurance coordination offices;

(viii)

a representative of the Corps of Engineers;

(ix)

a member of a recognized regional flood and storm water management organization;

(x)

2 representatives of different State government agencies that have entered into cooperating technical partnerships with the Administrator and have demonstrated the capability to produce flood insurance rate maps;

(xi)

2 representatives of different local government agencies that have entered into cooperating technical partnerships with the Administrator and have demonstrated the capability to produce flood insurance maps;

(xii)

a member of a recognized floodplain management association or organization;

(xiii)

a member of a recognized risk management association or organization; and

(xiv)

a State mitigation officer.

(2)

Qualifications

(c)

Duties

The Council shall—

(1)

recommend to the Administrator how to improve in a cost-effective manner the—

(A)

accuracy, general quality, ease of use, and distribution and dissemination of flood insurance rate maps and risk data; and

(B)

performance metrics and milestones required to effectively and efficiently map flood risk areas in the United States;

(2)

recommend to the Administrator mapping standards and guidelines for—

(A)

flood insurance rate maps; and

(B)

data accuracy, data quality, data currency, and data eligibility;

(3)

recommend to the Administrator how to maintain, on an ongoing basis, flood insurance rate maps and flood risk identification;

(4)

recommend procedures for delegating mapping activities to State and local mapping partners;

(5)

recommend to the Administrator and other Federal agencies participating in the Council—

(A)

methods for improving interagency and intergovernmental coordination on flood mapping and flood risk determination; and

(B)

a funding strategy to leverage and coordinate budgets and expenditures across Federal agencies; and

(6)

submit an annual report to the Administrator that contains—

(A)

a description of the activities of the Council;

(B)

an evaluation of the status and performance of flood insurance rate maps and mapping activities to revise and update flood insurance rate maps, as required under section 4101b of this title; and

(C)

a summary of recommendations made by the Council to the Administrator.

(d)

Future conditions risk assessment and modeling report

(1)

In general

The Council shall consult with scientists and technical experts, other Federal agencies, States, and local communities to—

(A)

develop recommendations on how to—

(i)

ensure that flood insurance rate maps incorporate the best available climate science to assess flood risks; and

(ii)

ensure that the Federal Emergency Management Agency uses the best available methodology to consider the impact of—

(I)

the rise in the sea level; and

(II)

future development on flood risk; and

(B)

not later than 1 year after July 6, 2012, prepare written recommendations in a future conditions risk assessment and modeling report and to submit such recommendations to the Administrator.

(2)

Responsibility of the Administrator

(e)

Chairperson

(f)

Coordination

(g)

Compensation

(h)

Meetings and actions

(1)

In general

(2)

Initial meeting

(i)

Officers

(j)

Staff

(1)

Staff of FEMA

(2)

Staff of other Federal agencies

(k)

Powers

(l)

Report to Congress

The Administrator, on an annual basis, shall report to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives, and the Office of Management and Budget on the—

(1)

recommendations made by the Council;

(2)

actions taken by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to address such recommendations to improve flood insurance rate maps and flood risk data; and

(3)

any recommendations made by the Council that have been deferred or not acted upon, together with an explanatory statement.

(Pub. L. 112–141, div. F, title II, § 100215, July 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 924.)

cite as: 42 USC 4101a