United StatesBill would halve a damage threshold for some disaster reviews
The proposal would cut a county's estimated-damage threshold in half for one disaster-impact measure when less than 15 percent of its land is subject to county property taxes.
What it does
For counties with less than 15 percent of their land subject to county property taxes, the Administrator would halve the estimated public-assistance damage threshold used to measure a disaster's local impact.
Argument forThis could let some counties meet the disaster's per-person impact measure with less estimated damage, accounting for places with little land subject to county property taxes.
Argument againstA lower threshold could make the per-person measure easier to meet in affected counties, changing which disasters register as having local impact.
More detail
The proposal would require the Administrator to reduce by 50 percent the estimated public-assistance damage threshold used for the county per-capita indicator. This applies when less than 15 percent of a county's total land area is subject to that county's real property taxes.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Oct 6Introduced in HouseLatest
- Oct 6Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.Introduced
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