Rep. Stanton Introduces Save BRIC Act to Restore $4 Billion in Disaster Prevention Grants
Renters in disaster-vulnerable areas would benefit indirectly from mandatory pre-disaster mitigation funding. Community-wide protections like improved drainage systems, heat mitigation infrastructure, and stronger building codes would help protect the housing stock renters depend on and reduce displacement after disasters.
“Predisaster mitigation enables actions to be taken proactively to reduce loss of life and property by lessening the impact of future disasters.”
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
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U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan Jr. introduced the Save BRIC Act, a bipartisan bill with Rep. Greg Stanton to require FEMA to disburse funding through the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program. The bill aims to prevent the program's elimination after a $750 million funding halt.
Following the cancellation of $4.5 billion in FEMA grants, Reps. Bresnahan and Stanton introduced the Save BRIC Act. The legislation seeks to make the program mandatory by changing federal law from 'may establish' to 'shall,' protecting projects like flood buyouts and hurricane strengthening.
U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan opposed FEMA's cancellation of the BRIC program and all pending applications from 2020-2023. The Save BRIC Act was introduced as a legislative fix to ensure that pre-disaster mitigation funding remains a mandatory federal responsibility rather than a discretionary one.
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Congressional Bill
Official Title
Save BRIC Act
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