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“Many commercial and other non-residential properties in flood hazard areas should no longer have to carry flood insurance just because they have covered financing, while qualifying residential properties would remain under the federal mandate.”
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“Covered communities should have to create flood-reduction plans for repeatedly flooded areas, send the plans and updates to FEMA, carry the plans out, and be allowed to include the work in mitigation plans they already prepare.”
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“Federal disaster policy should help communities reduce future damage before the next flood, fire, storm, or other disaster.”
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“An electric utility facility that gets federal emergency aid to restore power after a disaster should still be able to qualify later for separate federal aid to reduce future disaster damage, if it meets that program's normal limits.”
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“Electric utilities should be able to use federal emergency disaster aid to restore power and, in the same project, do cost-effective work that makes the damaged power facilities less likely to fail in future disasters.”
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“Within six years, FEMA should tell Congress who received home retrofit grants, what upgrades were made, what they cost, whether they may have reduced disaster losses and federal disaster spending, and what problems need fixing.”
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“Severe heat events should be eligible for presidential major disaster declarations, so existing FEMA and federal disaster aid can be used for qualifying heat emergencies.”
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“The federal government should pay a fair share of disaster recovery costs, especially for communities with fewer resources.”
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“FEMA should be able to consider a community's repeat-flood planning and progress when deciding certain flood-related financial assistance, and should be able to penalize communities that do not follow through, including possible flood insurance program probation or suspension.”
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“FEMA should test grants, run through states and local governments, that help people upgrade existing homes against likely local disasters such as floods, high winds, wildfires, tornadoes, and earthquakes.”
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“FEMA should be able to use up to 10 percent of yearly predisaster mitigation money for the home retrofit pilot, using only money Congress approves after the pilot is authorized.”
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“New eligibility for electric utility disaster aid should apply only to money Congress provides after the change starts, not to disaster funds Congress already approved.”
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“Covered communities should have to identify where repeatedly flooded buildings and facilities are located and study the ongoing flood risk in those areas, with help from FEMA.”
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“The federal government should have to run a program that helps states and local governments pay for projects that reduce damage before natural disasters, and should have to provide technical and financial help when they identify hazards and show they can build effective public-private mitigation partnerships.”
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“FEMA should be able to keep issuing and renewing National Flood Insurance Program policies through December 31, 2026, with the current coverage, eligibility, premium, mapping, and administration rules staying in place unless changed separately.”
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“Before penalizing a covered community over repeat-flood planning or progress, FEMA should have to warn the community, suggest ways to fix the problem, and consider local resources, federal funding, flood exposure, and other barriers.”
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“Residents should be able to see local flood-reduction plans, updates, and progress reports, while FEMA should share needed address and claim-date data with covered communities so they can make or update those plans.”
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“FEMA mitigation projects and FEMA-funded home retrofits should use one of the two newest relevant building or safety standard editions when those standards apply.”
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“Federal flood insurance mandates should use a home-focused category for property mainly used as housing and tied to certain federally related single-family loans or assistance, including structures that are part of those residential properties.”
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“Communities hit by severe winter storms deserve clear, accessible federal disaster assistance”
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