Under the newly proposed bipartisan and bicameral Flood Mapping Modernization and Homeowner Empowerment Pilot Program Act of 2018, cities would gain access to a new grant initiative aimed at improving how the nation assesses and manages flood risk. If implemented, three cities with populations over 50,000 would be selected to participate in the FEMA pilot program every year to help develop better methods for mapping urban flood hazards. It would authorize $1.2 million for FY 2019 and a total of $4.3 million for FY 2020-2022 that could flow to state and local governments. FEMA will use information learned from this pilot program to create best practices and improve their flood risk mapping program.
Lawmakers Push for Program to Improve Urban Flood Hazard Maps
- By Neil Bomberg
- on April 23, 2018
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Neil Bomberg
Neil is a highly experienced public sector lobbyist committed to ensuring that the issues important to regions and the local governments they represent are heard in Congress and the Administration. Neil's issue areas include: budget and appropriations, human services, health care, workforce development, and economic and community development. Neil worked as a lobbyist at the National Association of Counties and National League of Cities for more than 26 years where he focused on labor and employment, and human development, respectively.
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