Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Flood Insurance Rate Map Interagency Technology Act of 2019” or the “FIRM IT Act of 2019”.
Flood Insurance Rate Map Interagency Technology Act of 2019
A BILL
To improve mapping under the National Flood Insurance Program, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Sharing and use of maps and data
Subsection (b) of section 100216 of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 (42 U.S.C. 4101b(b)) is amended—
in paragraph (1)—
in subparagraph (B), by striking “and” at the end;
in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
“(D) consult and coordinate with the Department of Defense, the United States Geological Survey, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for the purpose of obtaining the most-up-to-date maps and other information of such agencies, including information on topography, water flow, and any other issues, relevant to mapping for flood insurance purposes.”
in paragraph (3)—
in subparagraph (D), by striking “and” at the end;
by redesignating paragraph (E) as subparagraph (F); and
by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new subparagraph:
“(E) any other information relevant to mapping for flood insurance purposes obtained pursuant to paragraph (1)(D); and”