Natural Hazards Risk Reduction Act of 2011
Latest action · Apr 11, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 5, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Natural Hazards Risk Reduction Act of 2011 - National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2011 - Amends the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 to revise and reauthorize the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program through FY2015. Repeals provisions establishing the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction and an associated advisory committee. Revises responsibilities of Program agencies, including by making: (1) the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) responsible for research and development to improve building standards and practices; (2) the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), consistent with its all hazards approach, responsible for facilitating the adoption of model building codes; (3) the United States Geological Survey (USGS) responsible for providing real-time earthquake information; and (4) the National Science Foundation (NSF) responsible for funding basic research. Makes NIST (currently, USGS) responsible for organizing investigations under the post-earthquake investigations program.
National Windstorm Impact Reduction Reauthorization Act of 2011 - Amends the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act of 2004 to revise and reauthorize the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program through FY2015. Repeals provisions requiring the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to establish an Interagency Working Group responsible for the planning, management, and coordination of the Program. Designates NIST as the lead agency and sets forth revised responsibilities of NIST and the other Program agencies: FEMA, NSF, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Establishes an Interagency Coordinating Committee on Natural Hazards Risk Reduction, chaired by the Director of NIST, to oversee the planning and coordination of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program, and other federal research for natural hazard mitigation that the Committee considers appropriate. Requires: (1) the Committee to develop strategic plans and coordinated budgets for such Programs; and (2) the Director to establish an Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction, an Advisory Committee on Windstorm Impact Reduction, and other advisory committees to mitigate the impact of natural disasters, as necessary.
Amends: (1) the National Construction Safety Team Act to authorize safety teams to be established for deployment after events causing the failure of infrastructure, as well as buildings, leading to a substantial loss of life; and (2) the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to include among the types of fires subject to the Fire Research Center's research program fires at the wildland-urban interface.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 5, 2011 to Jun 1, 2011, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Original | Apr 5, 2011 |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | Apr 5, 2011 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Original | Apr 5, 2011 |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Original | Apr 5, 2011 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | Apr 5, 2011 |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Jun 1, 2011 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 11, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
- Apr 7, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation.
- Apr 6, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
- Apr 5, 2011Introduced in House
- Apr 5, 2011Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 646 | Natural Hazards Risk Reduction Act of 2011 | Identical bill | Feb 27, 2012 |
| HR 3479 | Natural Hazards Risk Reduction Act of 2011 | Related bill | Sep 12, 2012 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Advisory bodies
- Building construction
- Department of Commerce
- Emergency communications systems
- Emergency Management
- Emergency planning and evacuation
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- Fires
- Floods and storm protection
- Government information and archives
- Housing industry and standards
- National Science Foundation
- Natural disasters
- Research administration and funding
- Research and development
- Technology transfer and commercialization
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 5, 2011Introduced in House
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