MPs Geir Pollestad, Trygve Slagsvold Vedum, Bengt Fasteraune, Erling Sande, and Ole Herman Sveian have proposed a review and overhaul of the state's natural disaster compensation scheme. The proposers argue the system needs streamlining, faster case processing, greater local administration, and better coverage of preventive measures. Members from Labour, the Progress Party, the Conservative Party, Red, the Green Party, and the Christian Democratic Party recommended rejecting the main proposal, while members from the Socialist Left, the Centre Party, Red, the Green Party, and the Christian Democratic Party submitted separate proposals on municipal information, the role of the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate, protective measures, and co-payment levels.
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The Storting calls on the government to review the natural disaster compensation scheme with the aim of simplifying it, improving efficiency, and increasing local administration.
The Storting calls on the government to return to the Storting with necessary proposals to transfer authority to municipalities to process natural disaster compensation claims.
The Storting calls on the government to review the co-payment levels in the state's natural disaster compensation scheme and how the burden is distributed over time, particularly for those experiencing repeated damage.
The Storting calls on the government to ensure municipalities receive clear and good information about the state's natural disaster compensation scheme, so they can better advise and follow up with their residents.
The Storting calls on the government to update the Ministry of Agriculture and Food's interpretation of section 5 of the Natural Disaster Compensation Act from 18 December 2020, so that protective measures for cultivated land are covered and prevention of future damage can be included in repairs and compensation claims.
The Storting calls on the government to ensure that the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE) can provide greater assistance in preventing natural disasters than it does today.
The Storting calls on the government to review the regulations for natural disaster prevention along protected watercourses, with the aim of simplifying the rules and making it easier to carry out preventive measures.
Document 8:134 S (2025–2026) – Private member's bill from MPs Geir Pollestad, Trygve Slagsvold Vedum, Bengt Fasteraune, Erling Sande, and Ole Herman Sveian on the natural disaster compensation scheme – is rejected.