September 18, 2013
Senate Flood Insurance Hearing on Sept. 18– Biggert Waters
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IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BIGGERT-WATERS FLOOD INSURANCE ACT OF 2012: ONE YEAR AFTER ENACTMENT Economic Policy Wednesday, September 18, 2013 02:30 AM – 04:30 PM 538 Dirksen Senate Office Building Link COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC POLICY Will meet in OPEN SESSION to conduct a hearing entitled “Implementation of The Biggert-Waters…
September 4, 2013
A Strategy to Reduce the Risks and Impacts of Dams on Floodplains
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The Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) is pleased to announce the release of a report titled – A Strategy to Reduce the Risks and Impacts of Dams on Floodplain. This report includes an analysis of the relationship of dams to the floodplain and recommendations on how to better integrate dams into floodplain management and…
September 3, 2013
New Wharton Issue Brief: Addressing Affordability in the National Flood Insurance Program
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ASFPM is pleased to post a new issue brief jointly published by Wharton Risk Center and Resources for the Future, “Addressing Affordability in the National Flood Insurance Program.” This brief was written by Carolyn Kousky (RFF) and Howard Kunreuther (Wharton). Last July, the President signed the Biggert–Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act with overwhelming bipartisan support…
August 20, 2013
Hurricane Sandy Task Force Releases Rebuilding Strategy
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FLOODPLAIN MANAGERS SUPPORT HURRICANE SANDY REBUILDING TASK FORCE’S STRATEGY August 19, 2013, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MADISON, August 19, 2013 – The Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) applauds the Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force on today’s Rebuilding Strategy with recommendations to support the resilient recovery of the region affected by last year’s storm. As the…
August 8, 2013
NAI Toolkit How-To Guides Now Available
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NAI Toolkit How-To Guides Mitigation Actions How-To Guide [12.6 MB] (08/2013) Mitigation Actions How-To Guide Fact Sheet #1 (08/2013) Infrastructure How-To Guide [3 MB] (08/2013) Infrastructure How-To Guide Fact Sheet #1 (08/2013) Additional information on No Adverse Impact (NAI) and the NAI Toolkit can be found on our NAI page
July 30, 2013
ASFPM Comments on FEMA Policy 203-074-1
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ASFPM submits these comments to the proposed FEMA policy 203-074-1 “Minimum Design Standards for Hazard Mitigation Assistance Projects in Flood Hazard Areas.” ASFPM Comments on HMA and ASCE 24-05, FEMA Policy 203-074-1 (July 2013)
July 19, 2013
FEMA 2013 Application Period for FMA and PDM Opens Today!
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FEMA has released the Fiscal Year 2013 (FY13) Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) Unified Guidance, and will be opening the application periods for the Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) and Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) programs on July 19, 2013.However the application period for FMA and PDM will be very short! The HMA Unified Guidance provides information on the…
June 28, 2013
Letter to President Obama on the need for flood mapping funding.
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ASFPM is concerned about the reduction in support for production and maintenance of flood data and flood maps, which could impact the 22,000 flood prone communities across the nation. We believe flood mapping to be a key piece to the President’s recently unveiled Climate Action Plan and we advocate that the President support adequate funding…
June 24, 2013
FEMAs Annual Risk Awareness Survey
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Since 2010, FEMA has annually conducted a nationwide survey on Risk Awareness of U.S local officials. Survey results, track trends and inform federal agencies and state and local communities how to most effectively engage and support communities toward advancing mitigation actions to reduce vulnerabilities to natural hazards. It is now time to take the 2013…
June 13, 2013
AECOM Releases FEMA Climate Change Report
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AECOM conducted the Climate Change Study for FEMA to analyze potential long-term implications of climate change on the NFIP. The climate change impact assessment includes all 50 states, as well as consideration of the U.S. territories. However, since the concern is impact on the NFIP as a whole, it is recognized that not all regions…