March 30, 2011
ASFPM Early Conference Registration Deadline is SUNDAY April 3!
By News Editor
To: Flood Risk Management Professionals The 2011 ASFPM Annual National Conference Early Registration deadline is APRIL 3 – that’s this weekend! If you have not already submitted your registration forms, we urge you to do so now. Come Monday, all registration fees will increase by at least $75. Don’t delay – check out the conference…
March 30, 2011
House Panel Calls Second NFIP Meeting; Extension Bill Prepared
By News Editor
A House panel will conduct a second hearing on the National Flood Insurance Program April 1, and mark up draft legislation April 6, according to officials briefed on the plan. The April 1 hearing by the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity of the House Financial Services Committee will include the delayed testimony of…
March 21, 2011
Critical Facilities and Flood Risk-ASFPM Recommendations
By News Editor
Critical Facilities and Flood Risk – ASFPM Recommendations March 23, 2011 — 12:00 Noon Eastern EMForum.org is pleased to host a one hour presentation and interactive discussion Wednesday, March 23, 2011, beginning at 12:00 Noon Eastern time (please convert to your local time). Our topic will be a position paper recently issued by the Association…
March 18, 2011
NOAA’s 2011 National Spring Flood Outlook
By News Editor
Spring Flooding Underway, Expected to Worsen through April A large swath of the country is at risk of moderate to major flooding this spring, from northeastern Montana through western Wisconsin following the Mississippi River south to St. Louis. The highest spring flood risk areas include the Red River of the North, which forms the state…
March 16, 2011
ASFPM Comments to FEMA on DAP 9524.3
By News Editor
ASFPM appreciates the opportunity to comment on this policy document. We are concerned that this policy will not only expose federal taxpayer monies to situations of continued flood risk, but has the potential to produce unintended consequences. It also has the potential to continue to fund what are essentially local projects with federal monies. The…
March 10, 2011
ASFPM Testifies on NFIP Reform
By News Editor
“Legislative Proposals to Reform the National Flood Insurance Program” Date: March 11, 2011 Time: 10:00AM Location: 2128 Rayburn HOB ** New Date and Time ** “Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2011” Witness List Panel One The Honorable Craig Fugate, Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency Orice Williams Brown, Managing Director, Government Accountability Office Sally McConkey, Vice…
March 1, 2011
HUD: Embrace Sustainability, If You Want Federal Money
By News Editor
From Urban Land Magazine HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan tells Kenneth Harney and ULI that the message to private developers, planning agencies, and local governments is straightforward, “If you want competitive money, we’ve set sustainability as a criterion for all of our funds.” “Real economic and environmental sustainability isn’t just about the kind of buildings we…