Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018

Members of the BuildStrong Coalition, including CFSI, developed a series of recommendations to the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) to consider when developing the cost incentive criteria. These recommendations include:

• Establish the cost share program as a FEMA pilot program to ensure maximum flexibility and speed of enactment;
• Establish criteria requiring a state to have a statewide building code with an enforcement mechanism to be eligible for the enhanced federal cost share;
• A state must have a working mitigation plan that identifies top vulnerabilities and the steps a state must take to reduce these vulnerabilities;
• To earn additional funds above 75%, states must also implement actions identified in their state mitigation plan; and
• Incentives must be housed in state mitigation plans and building codes that can achieve a significant impact on disaster losses.