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ASFPM reaches out to the Trump Administration transition team

ASFPM reaches out to the Trump Administration transition team

As we have done for more than 40 years, ASFPM seeks to partner with the new administration, members of Congress and federal agencies to improve and create policies and programs that will make our nation more resilient to floods. Here are our top nine priority action items, many of which align with some of the administration’s top themes such as investing in water and environmental infrastructure, promoting community/public safety and keeping local economies strong and resilient.

Read the full paper, titled, “Flood Risk Management in America:
Reducing taxpayer costs and building economically stable communities.”

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