Two California Congressmen have introduced a bill for home hardening. Congressmen Mike Thompson and Doug LaMalfa’s bill would provide homeowners in disaster-prone regions with broad incentives to harden their properties against wildfires and other risks. This would include a grant program run by states and a 30-percent tax credit for qualified disaster risk mitigation activities conducted by individuals or businesses. The bill would also stipulate that payments from State-run disaster resiliency programs and payments from various federal emergency agricultural programs are not considered income for federal tax purposes. The legislation is intended to help address the ongoing insurance crisis in California and other states.
California Congressmen Introduce Home Hardening Bill in Response to Insurance Crisis
