ASFPM is testifying today at 9:00 central in the House Transportation and Infrastructure committee; Water Resources Subcommittee. ASFPM Chair Ricardo Pineda will testify on behalf of ASFPM. The focus of the hearing is on Concepts for the Next Water Resources Development Act: Promoting Resiliency of our Nation’s Water Resources Infrastructure.
Link to hearing.
Link to written testimony. [.pdf]
The Biggert–Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act was passed last year with overwhelming bipartisan support from Congress and signed by President Barack Obama in July 2012. The bill included difficult but needed provisions to reduce longstanding premium subsidies and discounts — starting with those for vacation homes, business properties and repeatedly flooded properties — and move…
FEMA is engaged in a comprehensive effort to address the concerns of the wide array of stakeholders involved in an ongoing dialog about the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The initiative is a multi-staged process designed to engage stakeholders and consider the largest breadth of public policy options. FEMA believes this important process will ensure…
As of Thursday, June 10, 2010 Congress is on a four-day break. They will not resume consideration of a bill to extend the NFIP authority until Monday, June 14, and votes will not occur until Tuesday, June 15 at the earliest. The Senate plans to consider H.R. 4213, which contains an NFIP authorization through December…
The Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) is commending the National Disaster Recovery Framework Working Group in putting together a good and comprehensive Draft National Recovery Framework. In particular, the ASFPM is pleased to see the role of mitigation mentioned. However, we urge that the connections between recovery and local and State mitigation planning, long…
