The Build for Future Disasters Act of 2021, reintroduced by Representatives Andy Barr and Scott Peters, would mean NFIP rates reflect up-to-date flood information for properties built from 2025. These new constructions would not qualify for a subsidy, while structures built before 2025 in flood zones or re-mapped into flood zones would still be eligible for grandfathering subsidies. The bill also requires the U.S. Government Accountability Office to study the feasibility and implications of lowering all subsidies, with the aim of reducing the taxpayer burden and stopping the growth of government risk. “A guiding principle of the Federal government’s natural disaster policy should be to protect the American taxpayer by managing the nation’s escalating natural disaster risks, reducing those risks over the long-term, and promoting environmental stewardship,” said Frank Nutter, President of the RAA.