42 USC § 4032 - Treatment of swimming pool enclosures outside of hurricane season

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s4032"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 4032 - Treatment of swimming pool enclosures outside of hurricane season"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "4032"
section_name: "Treatment of swimming pool enclosures outside of hurricane season"
chapter_number: 50
chapter_name: "NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 90–448, title XIII, § 1325, as added Pub. L. 112–141, div. F, title II, § 100242, July 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 962.)"
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# § 4032. Treatment of swimming pool enclosures outside of hurricane season

**(a)** **In general** Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including the adequate land use and control measures developed pursuant to section 4102 of this title and applicable to non-one- and two-family structures located within coastal areas, as identified by the Administrator, the following may be permitted:

**(1)** Nonsupporting breakaway walls in the space below the lowest elevated floor of a building, if the space is used solely for a swimming pool between November 30 and June 1 of any year, in an area designated as Zone V on a flood insurance rate map.

**(2)** Openings in walls in the space below the lowest elevated floor of a building, if the space is used solely for a swimming pool between November 30 and June 1 of any year, in an area designated as Zone A on a flood insurance rate map.

**(b)** **Rule of construction** Nothing in subsection (a) shall be construed to alter the terms and conditions of eligibility and insurability of coverage for a building under the standard flood insurance policy under the national flood insurance program.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 90–448, title XIII, § 1325, as added Pub. L. 112–141, div. F, title II, § 100242, July 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 962.)