Annual Legislative Activities
ASFPM annual policy agenda is focused around the following broad categories. We work with federal agencies, legislators and coalitions or partner groups as well and members and chapters to keep on top of these critical issues. Our goal is to share the collective experience of the Association as decisions are being made and policy is being shaped.
Annual Legislative Activities
ASFPM Comments on HUD Proposed Rule on Private Flood Insurance
ASFPM submitted comments on HUD’s proposed rule to implement acceptance of private flood insurance as an alternative to NFIP insurance for FHA-insured mortgages.
ASFPM Says USACE Proposal Would Weaken Clean Water Protections
ASFPM submitted comments to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regarding the proposals to re-issue the Nationwide Permits and General Conditions.
ASFPM Comments on FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Assistance and Planning Regulations
ASFPM’s Flood Mitigation Committee has responded to a request for comments on FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Assistance and Planning Regulations.
ASFPM Makes Recommendations on Possible Joint WRDA Proposal
ASFPM has sent a letter to leaders on the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure with recommendations regarding a possible joint…
ASFPM Makes Case for Flood Risk Map Funding
ASFPM has sent a letter to members of the Senate Appropriations Committee strongly urging funding of FEMA’s flood risk map program at a minimum of $263 million for FY21.
ASFPM Comments on FEMA State and Local Mitigation Plan Guides
The Mitigation POD Committee has submitted comments to FEMA on behalf of ASFPM in response to the agency’s announcement that it is updating both the State and Local Hazard Mitigation…
Activities
- Annual Legislative Activities
- ASFPM in the News
- ASFPM Updates
- Atlas 14
- CFM Corner
- Climate Change
- FEMA News
- Flood Maps in a Changing Climate
- Flood Mitigation
- Floodplain Mapping Funding
- From the Director’s Desk
- Improving Flood Risk Management
- Infrastructure Resiliency
- Nature-based Approaches
- News & Views
- NFIP Reauthorization
- NFIP Reauthorization
- Outside Witness Testimony
- Policy Matters
- Pre- and Post-Disaster
- Pre-and Post-Disaster Mitigation
- Reforming Disaster Recovery Act of 2019, HR 3702 (CDBG-DR)
- Research & Reports
- Stormwater Management
- Water Resources Development Act (WRDA)
- What's New
- WRDA