NU Online News Service, Nov. 9, 3:00 p.m. EST

WASHINGTON–A House panel has passed industry-supported legislation to provide increased post-catastrophe aid for states and municipalities that enact and enforce storm-proof building requirements.

Provisions of the bill with building code requirements designed to ensure that structures will survive a significant natural disaster were incorporated into H.R. 3377, the Disaster Response, Recovery and Mitigation Enhancement Act of 2009.

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