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National Flood Insurance Program - Challenges & Reforms (Paperback)
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National Flood Insurance Program - Challenges & Reforms (Paperback)
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In late October 2012, Hurricane Sandy caused widespread
flood-related property damage in coastal areas of states throughout
the Northeast and the mid-Atlantic region. The storm exposed
vulnerabilities in the region's public transportation and
infrastructure and underscored the nation's growing exposure to
extreme weather events, sea-level rise, and coastal flooding.
Although the full economic cost of Sandy will not be known for
years, the storm has resulted in substantial federal disaster
recovery assistance, including tens of billions for flood and
hurricane protection and coastal restoration, and the rebuilding of
mass transit systems and housing. Government payouts under the
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) are estimated to be between
$12 billion and $15 billion in flood insurance claims. In the
immediate aftermath of Sandy, this amount quickly exceeded the $4
billion in cash and remaining borrowing authority from the Treasury
Department. By January 2013, the NFIP had processed more than
140,000 claims for Sandy-related damages totalling about $1.7
billion. To protect the financial integrity of the NFIP and ensure
that the NFIP has the financial resources to cover its existing
commitments following the devastation caused by Sandy, the Obama
Administration requested that Congress pass legislation to increase
the NFIP's borrowing authority. On January 4, 2013, Congress
passed, and the President two days later signed into law, H.R. 41
to provide a $9.7 billion increase in the NFIP's borrowing
authority, from $20.725 billion to $30.425 billion, to pay flood
claims related to Hurricane Sandy. This book provides an analysis
of flood risk management, summarises major challenges facing the
NFIP, and outlines key reforms enacted in the Flood Insurance
Reform Act of 2012. The report identifies and presents some key
remaining flood management issues for congressional consideration,
and concludes with a discussion of policy options for the future
financial management of flood hazards in the United States.
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