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HB 318 Engrossed 2025 Regular Session Gadberry
Abstract: Provides relative to manufactured and modular housing in flood-prone areas.
Present law provides that in flood-prone areas, the foundation of manufactured and modular housing
shall comply with the requirements set forth in the manual, Manufactured Home Installation In Flood
Hazard Areas, published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
Proposed law retains present law and adds that nothing in proposed law shall be construed to prohibit
state or local jurisdictions from adopting more stringent elevation or freeboard requirements than
those contained in FEMA.
Proposed law provides for measures to regulate installations that include additional freeboard
requirements beyond the minimum standards adopted by the National Flood Insurance Program for
all manufactured and modular home installations in this state.
Proposed law provides that freeboard requirements shall be uniformly applied based on the Base
Flood Elevation established in the currently adopted Flood Insurance Rate Map for the jurisdiction,
and shall not vary based on alternative or superseded mapping sources.
Proposed law provides for what information shall be included on all permits issued relative to
proposed law.
(Amends R.S. 51:912.22(8))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Commerce to the original bill:
1. Add that nothing in proposed law shall be construed to prohibit state or local
jurisdictions from adopting more stringent elevation or freeboard requirements than those
contained in FEMA.
2. Delete proposed law and instead provide for measures to regulate installations that
include additional freeboard requirements beyond the minimum standards adopted by the
National Flood Insurance Program for all manufactured and modular home installations
in this state. 3. Remove language regarding ambiguous suggestions or guidelines.
4. Provide that freeboard requirements shall be uniformly applied based on the Base Flood
Elevation established in the currently adopted Flood Insurance Rate Map for the
jurisdiction, and shall not vary based on alternative or superseded mapping sources.
5. Clarify what information shall be included on all permits issued relative to proposed law.