Calendar No. 207
109th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1682
To provide for reimbursement for business revenue lost as a result
of a facility being used as an emergency shelter for Katrina Survivors.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 12, 2005
Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself and Mr. CORNYN) introduced the following bill;
which was read the first time
September 13, 2005
Read the second time and placed on the calendar
A BILL
To provide for reimbursement for business revenue lost as a result
of a facility being used as an emergency shelter for Katrina Survivors.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REIMBURSEMENT FOR LOST BUSINESS REVENUE.
(1) DISASTER PERIOD- The term `disaster period' means, with respect to any
State that includes an area for which a major disaster has been declared
in accordance with section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170) as a result of Hurricane Katrina,
the period beginning on the earliest date on which any area of the State
was so declared and ending on the latest date for which any such declaration
of an area of the State terminates.
(2) KATRINA SURVIVOR- The term `Katrina Survivor' means an individual who--
(A) resides in an area for which a major disaster has been declared in
accordance with 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170) as a result of Hurricane Katrina; or
(B) resided in an area described in subparagraph (A) during the 7 days
immediately preceding the declaration of a major disaster described in
subparagraph (A).
(3) MAJOR DISASTER- The term `major disaster' has the meaning given the
term in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122).
(b) Reimbursement for Lost Business Revenue-
(1) IN GENERAL- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, subject to subsection
(c), the President shall reimburse an individual or entity that owns or
operates a facility used as an emergency shelter for Katrina Survivors for
100 percent of the business revenue lost as a result of cancellation of
revenue-raising events, as determined jointly by the President and the individual
or entity.
(2) DISPUTES- Any dispute relating to the eligibility of lost revenue for
reimbursement under paragraph (1) shall be determined through binding arbitration
in accordance with the policies and procedures promulgated by the American
Arbitration Association applicable to private arbitration of disputes.
(c) Period of Applicability- This section and the authority provided by this
section apply only to lost business revenue of a facility assisting Katrina
Survivors from a State during the disaster period of the State.
Calendar No. 207
109th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1682
A BILL
To provide for reimbursement for business revenue lost as a result of a facility
being used as an emergency shelter for Katrina Survivors.
September 13, 2005
Read the second time and placed on the calendar
END
