May 7, 2024
ASFPM Seeks Farm Bill Improvements to Boost Resilience of Ag Communities
By News Editor
ASFPM would like to see investments in proactive voluntary measures to restore and maintain the function of floodplains to reduce flood risk in farm communities
May 6, 2024
‘A Win for Flood Resilience’: HUD Rolls Out New Flood Standard
By Mary Bart
ASFPM Executive Director Chad Berginnis praised the new rule and said he expects that states, counties and municipalities will work to adopt stronger elevation requirements to match HUD’s new standard.
April 11, 2024
Feedback Needed on National Levee Safety Guidelines
By News Editor
Feedback on the guidelines is due July 31, 2024.
March 27, 2024
Legislative and Policy Priorities for Calendar Year 2024
By News Editor
From Atlas 14/15 to WRDA, the ASFPM outlines its key legislative and policy priorities for 2024.
March 25, 2024
ASFPM’s Detailed Priorities for FY2024 NFIP Reauthorization and ReformÂ
By News Editor
ASFPM priorities address flood risk mapping, flood insurance, floodplain management, and flood mitigation, and the changes necessary to strengthen the NFIP.
February 10, 2024
U.S. Senate Hearing Discusses Major Changes Needed to NFIP
By Jennifer Shutt, Missouri Independent
Senate told that hazard mitigation is one of the more important things that Congress can do to address the costs of flooding and recovery.
February 1, 2024
North Carolina Adopts Policy to Keep State Buildings Out of the Flood Zone
By News Editor
The policy increases elevation requirements for construction in coastal areas and prevents, with narrow exceptions, state-owned construction in 100-year and 500-year floodplains.
January 4, 2024
ASFPM Testifies in Support of Flood Disclosure Bill in Maine
By News Editor
Legislators in Maine are considering a new law that would require sellers to disclose flood risk to potential buyers of residential or commercial properties.
December 6, 2023
ASFPM Submits Comments in Support of FFRMS Updates
By News Editor
ASFPM appreciates that the draft rule explicitly recognizes and requires projects to comply with higher state or local floodplain management standards.
November 30, 2023
OMB Encourages Use of Current and Future Climate Data for Infrastructure Investments
By News Editor
Climate-smart infrastructure investments incorporate current and future climate risk in planning, siting, design, and operation.