Flood Mapping Modernization and Homeowner Empowerment Pilot Program Act of 2026

This bill would require the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to run a pilot program giving grants to local governments or their stormwater agencies in urban areas of more than 50,000 people to map urban flooding and related property damage. Grant money could be used for tools such as building-by-building flood risk estimates, flood risk assessments that include climate trends, and a public website showing the results. FEMA would pick 3 recipients per year and 12 in total, split by city size and by whether the city borders a large body of water, and each recipient could get only one grant. Grants could cover up to 75 percent of costs, work would have to be done within 18 months, and the bill authorizes $2 million for fiscal year 2027 and $5 million for fiscal year 2028.

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Sponsors

• Mike Quigley Democrat sponsor
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