Lets communities more easily restore natural floodplains by cutting fees and easing certain rules.
This bill would make it simpler to complete projects that restore natural floodplains and waterways. It would remove fees for updating flood maps when these projects are done. It would also allow communities to approve certain restoration projects in flood-prone areas, even if they slightly raise flood levels, as long as specific safety rules are met. FEMA would also create new guidelines to help carry out these changes, after talking with federal and state natural resource agencies.
Currently, groups and communities often pay fees to update flood maps for ecosystem restoration projects and face strict rules about allowing these projects in floodways if they might raise flood levels. If this bill becomes law, these fees would be removed, and communities would be allowed to approve certain restoration projects in floodways under specific safety conditions, such as ensuring flood levels don't rise by more than 1 foot and no critical buildings are harmed.
HR 6256 · 119th Congress · November 21, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 8/10
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