Expediting Hazard Mitigation Assistance Projects Act

This bill lets FEMA skip or reduce certain environmental and historic preservation rules when helping communities buy properties and tear down or move buildings as part of disaster prevention programs. Before doing so, FEMA must talk with state and local officials for up to 30 days and consider whether skipping these rules could cause serious environmental problems. FEMA would also have to send a report to Congress every year for five years explaining how it used this power and whether it helped speed up the process.

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