ASFPM Policy Recommendations for Post-Hurricane Recovery
In the wake of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, ASFPM has submitted letters to House and Senate Appropriations Committee leadership detailing two sets of policy recommendations: immediate actions needed in a disaster supplemental to aid affected communities, and strategic long-term measures to strengthen nationwide flood resilience.
Estimates for the combined damages from Helene and Milton range to well upwards of $100 billion, ranking them among the costliest disasters in US history. The annual cost of flood events has roughly doubled each decade since the 1980s, now averaging over $40 billion/year. In the letters, ASFPM urged Congress to take concrete steps to break the cycle of damage-repair-damage and truly make the nation more resilient to the threat of flooding — reducing total damages and the burgeoning costs to taxpayers when the next flood occurs.
