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Congressional Fire Services Institute

Educating Members of Congress About Fire & Life Safety Issues Since 1989
35th Annual Dinner & Symposium

February 12-13, 2025

Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018

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Summary:
The legislation includes a provision that allows the federal cost share for certain disaster assistance to be increased from 75 to 85 percent if states take steps to make themselves more resilient against disasters.
Background:

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.
Status:
The bill became law (P.L. 115-123)

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Established in 1989 as a nonprofit, nonpartisan policy institute, CFSI is designed to educate members of Congress about the needs and challenges of our nation’s fire and emergency services so that the federal government provides the types of training and funding needed by our first responders.

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