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Flood Risk Management: Federal Role in Infrastructure
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Sort Desciption: Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress. CRS Report for Congress. Received through the CRS Web. Order Code RL33129. Flood Risk Management: ...
Content Inside: Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Order Code RL33129 Flood Risk Management: Federal Role in Infrastructure October 26 2005 Nicole T. Carter Analyst in Environmental Policy Resources Science and Industry Division Flood Risk Management: Federal Role in Infrastructure Summary Local governments are responsible for land use and zoningdecisions that direct floodplain and coastal development; however state and federal governments influences communityand individual decisions on managing flood risk. The federal government constructs flood control infrastructure offers flood insurance and provides disaster aid. Hurricanes Katrina and Rita sparked once again a national debate on managing flood hazards. The 109 th Congress like many earlier Congresses confronted with major flood events is faced with numerous flood control issues including interest in changing federal policies. Current federal programs and flood control projects generallytarget on reducing property damage and vulnerability to a 100-year flood. Post-Katrina discussions include whether current flood protection is sufficient whether loss of life and economic and social disruption should be more prominent considerations in federal policy and what are the advantages and disadvantages of a more risk-based approach to federal policy and spending. This report discusses federal investment decisions on flood control infrastructure such as levees floodwalls and dams. The report also analyzes flood risk as a composite of flood threat consequence and vulnerability. The report illustrates that federal policyfocuses attention on onlysome aspects of flood risk and summarizes the options being discussed for addressing other aspects of flood risk in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. This report will be updated as needed to track significant developments. Contents Introduction 1 Federal Flood Control Policy and Infrastructure 2 Fe ...
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