42-U.S.C.-4072
§4072 – Adjustment and Payment of Claims; Judicial Review; Limitations; Jurisdiction
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Title 42 > Chapter 50 > Subchapter II > Part B > Section 4072
Details
- Reference: Section 4072
- Legend: §4072 – Adjustment and Payment of Claims; Judicial Review; Limitations; Jurisdiction
- USCode Year: 2011
Provision Content
In the event the program is carried out as provided in section 4071 of this title, the Director shall be authorized to adjust and make payment of any claims for proved and approved losses covered by flood insurance, and upon the disallowance by the Director of any such claim, or upon the refusal of the claimant to accept the amount allowed upon any such claim, the claimant, within one year after the date of mailing of notice of disallowance or partial disallowance by the Director, may institute an action against the Director on such claim in the United States district court for the district in which the insured property or the major part thereof shall have been situated, and original exclusive jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon such court to hear and determine such action without regard to the amount in the controversy.
(Pub. L. 90–448, title XIII, §1341, Aug. 1, 1968, 82 Stat. 584; Pub. L. 98–181, title IV, §451(d)(1), (5), Nov. 30, 1983, 97 Stat. 1229.)
Amendments
1983—Pub. L. 98–181, §451(d)(5), inserted “original exclusive” before “jurisdiction”.
Pub. L. 98–181, §451(d)(1), substituted “Director” for “Secretary” wherever appearing.
Transfer of Functions
For transfer of all functions, personnel, assets, components, authorities, grant programs, and liabilities of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including the functions of the Under Secretary for Federal Emergency Management relating thereto, to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, see section 315(a)(1) of Title 6, Domestic Security.
For transfer of functions, personnel, assets, and liabilities of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including the functions of the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency relating thereto, to the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see former section 313(1) and sections 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.
U.S. Encyclopedia of Law Coverage
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