[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6108 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6108
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act to provide assistance for common interest communities,
condominiums, and housing cooperatives damaged by a major disaster, and
for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 26, 2023
Mr. Steube introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
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A BILL
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act to provide assistance for common interest communities,
condominiums, and housing cooperatives damaged by a major disaster, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Up Disasters and Emergencies
with Better Recovery and Immediate Support Act'' or the ``Clean Up
DEBRIS Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
Section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(13) Residential common interest community.--The term
`residential common interest community' means any mandatory
membership organization comprising owners of real estate
described in a declaration or created pursuant to a covenant or
other applicable law with respect to which a person, by virtue
of the person's ownership of a unit, is obligated to pay for a
share of real estate taxes, insurance premiums, maintenance, or
improvement of, or services or other expenses related to,
common elements, other units, or any other real estate other
than that unit described in the declaration.
``(14) Condominium.--The term `condominium' means a stand-
alone condominium project in which each dwelling unit is
separately owned, in which the remaining portions of the real
estate are designated for common ownership solely by the owners
of the related units, each owner having an undivided interest
in the common elements, and which is represented by an
association consisting exclusively of all the unit owners in
the project, which is, or will be responsible for the
operation, administration, and management of the project.
``(15) Housing cooperative.--The term `housing cooperative'
means a multi-unit housing entity, including an association of
manufactured homes, in which each dwelling unit is subject to
separate use and possession by 1 or more cooperative members
whose interest in such unit, and in any undivided assets of the
cooperative association that are appurtenant to such unit, is
evidenced by a membership or share interest in a cooperative
association and a lease or other document of title or
possession granted by such cooperative as the owner of all
cooperative property.''.
SEC. 3. REMOVAL OF DEBRIS RESULTING FROM A MAJOR DISASTER IN
RESIDENTIAL COMMON INTEREST COMMUNITIES.
Section 407 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5173) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections
(e) and (f); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
``(d) Rules Relating to Residential Common Interest Communities.--
``(1) Issuance of rules.--The President shall issue rules
which provide that removal of debris or wreckage from a unit of
real estate within a residential common interest community,
condominium entity, or an entity of a housing cooperative from
a major disaster is in the public interest when a State or
local government determines in writing such debris or wreckage
constitutes a threat to life, to public health or safety, or to
the economic recovery of the residential common interest
community.
``(2) Deference.--In issuing the rules under paragraph (1),
the President shall be deferential to defined terms in State or
local laws and ordinances.''.
SEC. 4. CONDOMINIUMS AND HOUSING COOPERATIVES DAMAGED BY A MAJOR
DISASTER.
Section 408(c)(2)(A) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5174(c)(2)(A)) is amended--
(1) in clause (i) by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii); and
(3) by adding after clause (i) the following:
``(ii) the repair of essential common
elements of a condominium or housing
cooperative (such as a roof, exterior wall,
heating and cooling equipment, elevator,
stairwell, utility access, plumbing, and
electricity) provided an individual's or
household's pro rata share of essential common
element repair costs are satisfactorily
documented; and''.
SEC. 5. APPLICABILITY.
The amendments made by this Act shall apply to a major disaster or
emergency declared by the President under the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.)
on or after the date of enactment of this Act.
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