That's where H. 1050 – refiled by Rep. Dawne Shand and Rep. Jennifer Balinsky Armini – comes in.

H. 1050 would create a voluntary initiative to mitigate flood risks through the strategic acquisition of properties (from owners willing to sell) that are vulnerable to repetitive or substantial flood damage. Emphasizing nature-based solutions, the program would give priority to low-income residents and environmental justice communities.

This bill is currently before the Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources and needs their support to move through the legislative process, so ask the committee members to report H. 1050 favorably out of committee.