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The NFIP goals are two-fold:<br><br> |
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• To provide flood insurance for structures and contents in communities that adopt and enforce an ordinance outlining minimal floodplain management standards<br> |
• To provide flood insurance for structures and contents in communities that adopt and enforce an ordinance outlining minimal floodplain management standards<br> |
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• To identify areas of high and low flood hazard and establish flood insurance rates for structures inside each flood hazard area. |
• To identify areas of high and low flood hazard and establish flood insurance rates for structures inside each flood hazard area.<ref>FEMA, Actuarial Rate Review, National Flood Insurance Program,Thomas L. Hayes, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration |
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The act was motivated by a long history of property damage and loss of life due to flooding.<ref>Wright, James M., The Nation's Response to Flood Disasters: A Historical Account. 1 Apr 2000.</ref> The legislation was finally promulgated because of the recent flood loss sustained in [[Florida]] and [[Louisiana]] following the destruction caused by the [[Hurricane Betsy]] flood surge in [[1965]].<ref name="Haddow"/> |
The act was motivated by a long history of property damage and loss of life due to flooding.<ref>Wright, James M., The Nation's Response to Flood Disasters: A Historical Account. 1 Apr 2000.</ref> The legislation was finally promulgated because of the recent flood loss sustained in [[Florida]] and [[Louisiana]] following the destruction caused by the [[Hurricane Betsy]] flood surge in [[1965]].<ref name="Haddow"/> |
The National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 is a piece of legislation passed in the United States that led to the creation of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).[1]
The NFIP goals are two-fold:
• To provide flood insurance for structures and contents in communities that adopt and enforce an ordinance outlining minimal floodplain management standards
• To identify areas of high and low flood hazard and establish flood insurance rates for structures inside each flood hazard area.[2]
The act was motivated by a long history of property damage and loss of life due to flooding.[3] The legislation was finally promulgated because of the recent flood loss sustained in Florida and Louisiana following the destruction caused by the Hurricane Betsy flood surge in 1965.[1]
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