September 15, 2017
NFIP Reauthorization has been Extended to Dec. 8, 2017
By News Editor
NFIP Reauthorization Extended to Dec. 8 Just in case you were not aware, the National Flood Insurance Program was set to expire Sept. 30, 2017, but legislation signed by President Trump Sept. 8 reauthorized the program until Dec. 8, 2017. You can read this link that explains the extension here . The extension is part…
August 24, 2017
Setting People Straight on Six NFIP Myths
By Larry Larson, P.E., CFM
Like all myths, these NFIP myths start with a grain of truth, but are then extrapolated to a false outcome or to blame the wrong cause or party.
August 15, 2017
ASFPM Reaction to Rollback of EO 13690 & FFRMS
By News Editor
While ASFPM is very supportive of additional investments in the nation’s infrastructure, today’s EO is a huge step backwards. We are extremely disappointed in the EO 13690 and Federal Flood Risk Management Standard being repealed, which will result in much higher costs to US taxpayers. Former President Obama enacted the EO 13690 Jan. 30, 2015…
July 25, 2017
Coalition, including ASFPM, signed a joint letter to Senate Banking Committee July 19
By News Editor
Coalition to Senate Banking: Require the GAO to assess buyout options for high-risk flood properties in NFIP July 19, 2017 The Honorable Mike Crapo Chairman Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Sherrod Brown Ranking Member Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Senators…
July 3, 2017
ASFPM supports S.1507, the State Flood Mitigation Revolving Fund (SFMRF) Act of 2017
By News Editor
ASFPM Executive Director Chad Berginnis submitted a letter of support for Rhode Island Sen. Jack Reed’s State Flood Mitigation Revolving Fund (SFMRF) Act of 2017 (S.1507). You can read the bill and ASFPM’s full letter here.
April 25, 2017
Funding for National Flood Mapping Program Threatened
By News Editor
When the Trump Administration announced its “skinny” budget March 16, flood risk professionals learned that all funding for flood mapping and a substantial amount of pre-disaster mitigation grant funding were being cut. ASFPM did urge our membership to contact their members of Congress and explain why they needed to protect these programs. A smaller group…
March 21, 2017
Sample template for emailing or faxing your Congress member to save flood mapping program
By News Editor
Below is a template email/fax you can use, and feel free to modify as you see fit (especiallythose elements in blue font in brackets). In the House, you need to make this request by April 1. While the Senate does not yet have a deadline, we still urge you to let them know where you…
March 17, 2017
ASFPM Opposes President’s FY18 Federal Budget
By News Editor
President Trump just released his proposed FY18 federal budget and ASFPM opposes it. The budget fails to make America safer from natural disasters, especially floods, the leading cause of disasters in this nation. The budget cuts myriad federal programs in FEMA, HUD, Corps of Engineers, NOAA, EPA and USDA that communities and states use to…
March 16, 2017
Berginnis Testifies before Subcommittee of the House Financial Services
By News Editor
The Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance of the House Financial Services Committee will hold a hearing today (March 16) on reauthorization of the NFIP called “Flood Insurance Reform: A Community Perspective.” ASFPM Executive Director Chad Berginnis will be testifying, along with Melissa H. Luckman, Visiting Assistant Clinical Professor of Law, Director of the Disaster Relief…
March 3, 2017
Larson Testifies at Senate Committee Hearing on Flood Control Infrastructure
By News Editor
ASFPM Policy Advisor Larry Larson testified March 1 on flood control infrastructure before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. The hearing was convened after the near auxiliary spillway failure at Oroville Dam in California. A good majority of Larson’s testimony focused on the fact that the public is not aware of “residual risk” when…
