T&I Members Press FEMA Administrator on Disaster Readiness, Response & Recovery

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"To combat the effects of active flooding, several of these counties are actively engaging in resiliency projects. Accordingly, FEMA is planning to spend $3 billion this year on resiliency projects, in addition to several other agencies across the federal government. Specifically, Jackson County, which is my home county on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, is relying on many of these programs to plan and build projects to improve drainage, enhance our shorelines, and protect our citizens from storms and flooding. Ideally, these investments will provide protection for properties and help lower flood insurance rates. However, because FEMA refuses to disclose the full algorithms used in Risk Rating 2.0, county leaders are unable to plan and target projects where they will have the greatest benefits to my constituents, including lowering their insurance costs."

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