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LegalText 42 U.S.C. § 15701 Findings us united_states_code code_section 42 THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE 148 WINDSTORM IMPACT REDUCTION 15701 42 U.S.C. § 15701 current 119-100 2026-06-26 official https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc42@119-100.zip /us/usc/t42/s15701 data/legal/raw/us/code/title-42/usc42.xml 811199c2b4a5bef699c8d44fba9baebe2f0eeac9fdff4c5219703a3b4c105782 644321055a08eb1f260a6a3e31ac157fa024756abf612a9fd6857e7e400cf24e d08daa04e329528f7660688afdc9ffc7dcf53c609edeb68de2133c27dd52b636 2026-07-04 official
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42 U.S.C. § 15701 - Findings

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The Congress finds the following:

(1) Hurricanes, tropical storms, tornadoes, and thunderstorms can cause significant loss of life, injury, destruction of property, and economic and social disruption. All States and regions are vulnerable to these hazards.

(2) The United States currently sustains several billion dollars in economic damages each year due to these windstorms. In recent decades, rapid development and population growth in high-risk areas has greatly increased overall vulnerability to windstorms.

(3) Improved windstorm impact reduction measures have the potential to reduce these losses through—

(A) cost-effective and affordable design and construction methods and practices;

(B) effective mitigation programs at the local, State, and national level;

(C) improved data collection and analysis and impact prediction methodologies;

(D) engineering research on improving new structures and retrofitting existing ones to better withstand windstorms, atmospheric-related research to better understand the behavior and impact of windstorms on the built environment, and subsequent application of those research results; and

(E) public education and outreach.

(4) There is an appropriate role for the Federal Government in supporting windstorm impact reduction. An effective Federal program in windstorm impact reduction will require interagency coordination, and input from individuals, academia, the private sector, and other interested non-Federal entities.

(Pub. L. 108360, title II, § 202, Oct. 25, 2004, 118 Stat. 1675.)

Notes

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Short Title of 2015 AmendmentPub. L. 11452, § 1, Sept. 30, 2015, 129 Stat. 496, provided that: “This Act [amending sections 15702 to 15704 and 15706 of this title] may be cited as the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act Reauthorization of 2015.”

Short TitlePub. L. 108360, title II, § 201, Oct. 25, 2004, 118 Stat. 1675, provided that: “This Act [probably should be this title, enacting this chapter and amending section 1885d of this title] may be cited as the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act of 2004.”