Flood Insurance And Disaster Assistance

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Levees and the National Flood Insurance Program

Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Water Science and Technology Board,Committee on Levees and the National Flood Insurance Program: Improving Policies and Practices
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2013-08-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309282901

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Levees and the National Flood Insurance Program by National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Water Science and Technology Board,Committee on Levees and the National Flood Insurance Program: Improving Policies and Practices Pdf

The Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration (FIMA) manages the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), which is a cornerstone in the U.S. strategy to assist communities to prepare for, mitigate against, and recover from flood disasters. The NFIP was established by Congress with passage of the National Flood Insurance Act in 1968, to help reduce future flood damages through NFIP community floodplain regulation that would control development in flood hazard areas, provide insurance for a premium to property owners, and reduce federal expenditures for disaster assistance. The flood insurance is available only to owners of insurable property located in communities that participate in the NFIP. Currently, the program has 5,555,915 million policies in 21,881 communities3 across the United States. The NFIP defines the one percent annual chance flood (100-year or base flood) floodplain as a Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA). The SFHA is delineated on FEMA's Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM's) using topographic, meteorologic, hydrologic, and hydraulic information. Property owners with a federally back mortgage within the SFHAs are required to purchase and retain flood insurance, called the mandatory flood insurance purchase requirement (MPR). Levees and floodwalls, hereafter referred to as levees, have been part of flood management in the United States since the late 1700's because they are relatively easy to build and a reasonable infrastructure investment. A levee is a man-made structure, usually an earthen embankment, designed and constructed in accordance with sound engineering practices to contain, control, or divert the flow of water so as to provide protection from temporary flooding. A levee system is a flood protection system which consists of a levee, or levees, and associated structures, such as closure and drainage devices, which are constructed and operated in accordance with sound engineering practices. Recognizing the need for improving the NFIP's treatment of levees, FEMA officials approached the National Research Council's (NRC) Water Science and Technology Board (WSTB) and requested this study. The NRC responded by forming the ad hoc Committee on Levee and the National Flood Insurance Program: Improving Policies and Practices, charged to examine current FEMA treatment of levees within the NFIP and provide advice on how those levee-elated policies and activities could be improved. The study addressed four broad areas, risk analysis, flood insurance, risk reduction, and risk communication, regarding how levees are considered in the NFIP. Specific issues within these areas include current risk analysis and mapping procedures behind accredited and non-accredited levees, flood insurance pricing and the mandatory flood insurance purchase requirement, mitigation options to reduce risk for communities with levees, flood risk communication efforts, and the concept of shared responsibility. The principal conclusions and recommendations are highlighted in this report.

Disaster Assistance Programs

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Disaster relief
ISBN : UCAL:B5231080

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Flood Insurance and Disaster Assistance, Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Affairs of ..., 93-1 on S.269, S.390, S.1495, S.1840 and and S.1889 ..., June 11,12, 13, 14 and 15, 1973

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105045174245

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Flood Insurance and Disaster Assistance, Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Affairs of ..., 93-1 on S.269, S.390, S.1495, S.1840 and and S.1889 ..., June 11,12, 13, 14 and 15, 1973 by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Pdf

Flood Insurance and Disaster Assistance

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Affairs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Disaster relief
ISBN : LOC:0010144112A

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Flood Insurance and Disaster Assistance by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Affairs Pdf

Federal Disaster Assistance Program

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Disaster insurance
ISBN : UIUC:30112105177932

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Answers to Questions About the National Flood Insurance Program

Author : Charles D. Fletcher
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1999-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780788176081

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Answers to Questions About the National Flood Insurance Program by Charles D. Fletcher Pdf

Intended to acquaint the public with the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). It is designed for readers who do not need a detailed history or refined technical or legal explanations, but do need a basic understanding of the program & the answers to some frequently asked questions. Includes: introduction to the NFIP; flood insurance information for prospective buyers; coverage; filing a flood insurance claim; floodplain management requirements; flood hazard assessments & mapping requirements; NFIP address & phone directory; list of available publications; & address for obtaining CRS coordinator's manual.

Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs. Subcommittee on Policy Research and Insurance
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Disaster insurance
ISBN : UCR:31210014948390

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Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs. Subcommittee on Policy Research and Insurance Pdf

National Flood Insurance Program ...

Author : United States. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Flood insurance
ISBN : UCR:31210024837732

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National Flood Insurance Program ... by United States. Department of Housing and Urban Development Pdf

The National Flood Insurance Program's Market Penetration Rate

Author : Lloyd S. Dixon
Publisher : Rand Infrastructure Safety and Environment and Institute for Civil Justice
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Flood insurance
ISBN : 0833039083

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The National Flood Insurance Program's Market Penetration Rate by Lloyd S. Dixon Pdf

Flooding is a major source of loss to individuals and businesses in the United States. Private insurers have historically been unable to provide flood insurance at affordable rates, and until the establishment of the National Flood Insurance Program in 1968, the primary recourse for flood victims was government disaster assistance. Congress adopted this program in response to the ongoing unavailability of private insurance and continued increases in federal disaster assistance. The Federal Emergency Management Agency is currently conducting a major evaluation of the program's goals and performance. This report contributes to that evaluation by developing more reliable estimates of the proportion of single-family homes (excluding condominiums) that have flood insurance (the market penetration rate); by identifying factors that determine the market penetration rate; and by examining some of the opportunities for, and the potential benefits of, increasing the market penetration rate.