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Committee approves bill to set FEMA-based minimums for manufactured, modular homes; allows local freeboard increases
Summary
House Bill 318 requires installations of manufactured or modular homes in flood-prone areas to meet minimum standards consistent with FEMA/National Flood Insurance Program guidance while explicitly allowing state or local jurisdictions to adopt more stringent freeboard or elevation requirements.
The House Committee on Commerce on April 22 adopted amendments and reported House Bill 318 by Representative Gadbury favorably. The bill would require manufactured and modular homes installed in flood-prone areas to meet minimum standards consistent with FEMA and National Flood Insurance Program guidance and directs what installation information must appear on permits.
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