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profit and contingencies which the Secretary finds 

 reasonable and necessary to carry out the pur- 

 poses of this chapter. 



(Pub. L. 90-448, title Xin. § 1311. Aug. 1, 1968. 82 



Stat. 579.) 



§ 4019. Payment of claims. 



The Secretary is authorized to prescribe regula- 

 tions establishing the general method or methods 

 by which proved and approved claims for losses may 

 be adjusted and paid for any damage to or loss of 

 property which is covered by flood insurance made 

 available under the provisions of this chapter. (Pub. 

 L. 90-448, Utle XIH, § 1312, Aug. 1. 1968. 82 Stat. 

 579.) 



§ 4020. Dissemination of flood insurance information. 



The Secretary shall from time to time take such 

 action as may be necessary in order to make Infor- 

 mation and data available to the public, and to any 

 State or local agency or ofBcial, with regard to — 



(1) the flood insurance program, its coverage 

 and objectives, and 



(2) estimated and chargeable flood Insurance 

 premium rates. Including the basis for and differ- 

 ences between such rates in accordance with the 

 provisions of section 4015 of this title. 



(Pub. L. 90-448, title XHI. § 1313, Aug. 1. 1968, 82 

 Stat. 579.) 



§ 4021. Repealed. Pub. L. 93-23, title II, § 203, Dec. 31, 

 1973, 87 Stat. 982. 



Section, Pub. L. 90-148, title XIII, 5 1314, Aug. 1, 1968, 

 82 Stat. 579 denied Federal disaster assistance after 

 Dec. 31. 1973, to persons who for a period of a year or more 

 could have purchased flood Insurance but did not do so, 

 and defined "Federal disaster assistance" and "financial 

 assistance". 



Loss, Destruction, or Damage Occttrring on or Before 

 December 31, 1973 

 Pub. L. 92-213, §2(b), Dec. 22, 1971, 85 Stat. 775. pro- 

 vided that: "The provisions of section 1314(a) (2) of such 

 Act [subsec. (a) (2) of this section) shall not apply with 

 respect to any loss, destructloi, or damage of real or per- 

 sonal property that occurs on or before December 31, 

 1973." 



§ 4022. State and local land use controls. 



After December 31, 1971, no new flood insurance 

 coverage shall be provided under this chapter in any 

 area (or subdivision thereof) unless an appropriate 

 public body shall have adopted adequate land use 

 and control measures (with effective enforcement 

 provisions) which the Secretary finds are consistent 

 with the comprehensive criteria for land manage- 

 ment and use under section 4102 of this title. (Pub. 

 L. 90-448, title Xm, § 1315, Aug. 1, 1968, 82 Stat.. 

 580; Pub. L. 91-152, Utle IV, § 410(b), Dec. 24, 1969, 

 83 Stat. 397.) 



Amendments 



1969 — Pub. L 91-152 substituted provisions prohibiting 

 new flood insurance coverage after Dec 31, 1971 unless 

 adequate land use measures have been adopted, for pro- 

 visions prohibiting such coverage after June 30, 1970 

 unless permanent land use measures have been adopted. 



§ 4023. Properties in violation of State and local law. 

 No new flood Insurance coverage shall be provided 



under this chapter for any property which the Sec- 

 retary finds has been declared by a duly constituted 

 State or local zoning authority, or other authorized 

 public body, to be in violation of State or local laws, 

 regulations, or ordinances which are intended to 

 discourage or otherwise restrict land development 

 or occupancy in flood-prone areas. (Pub. L. 90-448, 

 title xm, § 1316, Aug. 1, 1968, 82 Stat. 580.) 



§ 4024. Coordination with other programs. 



In carrying out this chapter, the Secretary shall 

 consult with other departments and agencies of 

 the Federal Government, and with interstate, State, 

 and local agencies having responsibilities for flood 

 control, flood forecasting, or flood damage preven- 

 tion, in order to assure that the programs of such 

 agencies and the flood insurance program authorized 

 under this chapter are mutually consistent. (Pub. L. 

 90-448, title Xin, § 1317. Aug. 1, 1968, 82 Stat. 

 581.) 



§ 4025. Flood insurance advisory committee. ' 



(a) Appointment ; duties. 



The Secretary shall appoint a flood insurance ad- 

 visory committee without regard to the provisions 

 of Title 5 governing appointments in the competitive 

 service, and such committee shall advise the Secre- 

 tary in the preparation of any regulations prescribed 

 in accordance with this chapter and with respect to 

 policy matters arising in the administration of this 

 chapter, and shall perform such other responsibili- 

 ties as the Secretary may, from time to time, assign 

 to such committee. 



(b) Membership. 



Such committee shall consist of not more than 

 fifteen persons and such persons shall be selected 

 from among representatives of — 



(1) the insurance industry, 



(2) State and local governments, 



(3) lending institutions, 



(4) the homebuilding industry, and 



(5) the general public. 



(c) Compensation and travel expenses. 



Members of the committee shall, while attending 

 conferences or meetings thereof, be entitled to re- 

 ceive compensation at a rate fixed by the Secretary 

 but not exceeding $100 per day, including travel- 

 time, and while so serving away from their homes 

 or regular places of business they may be allowed 

 travel expenses. Including per diem in lieu of sub- 

 sistence, as is authorized under section 5703 of Title 

 5 for persons in the Government service employed 

 intermittently. (Pub. L. 90-448, title XHI, § 1318, 

 Aug. 1, 1968, 82 Stat. 581.) 



§ 4026. Expiration of program. 



No new contract for flood Insurance under this 

 chapter shall be entered into after June 30, 1977. 

 (As amended Pub. L. 93-4, Feb. 2, 1973, 87 Stat. 4, 

 Pub. L. 93-38, June 5, 1973, 87 Stat. 73; Pub. L. 93- 

 234, title I, § 105, Dec. 31, 1973, 87 Stat. 979.) 



Amendments 

 1973 — Pub. L. 93-234 substituted expiration of program 

 provisions for $6,000,000,000 limitation on flood Insur- 

 ance coverage outstanding. 



