Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§4101d Flood insurance rate map certification

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 50— - NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - COORDINATION OF FLOOD INSURANCE WITH LAND-MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS IN FLOOD-PRONE AREAS › § 4101d

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The agency that runs the National Flood Insurance Program must set up a flood mapping program only after the Technical Mapping Advisory Council reviews it. The program must produce reliable flood-hazard data for every place where flood maps are made or updated, and the agency must tell Congress in writing when the program is in place and send Congress the council’s review report.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §4101d

The Public Health and Welfare — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

The Administrator shall implement a flood mapping program for the National Flood Insurance Program, only after review by the Technical Mapping Advisory Council, that, when applied, results in technically credible flood hazard data in all areas where Flood Insurance Rate Maps are prepared or updated, shall certify in writing to the Congress when such a program has been implemented, and shall provide to the Congress the Technical Mapping Advisory Council review report.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was enacted as part of the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014, and not as part of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 which comprises this chapter.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Definitions For definitions of terms used in this section, see section 4005 of this title.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 4101d

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73