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Post by bot on Dec 2, 2013 17:06:16 GMT -5
Report to Congress: Including Building Codes in the National Flood Insurance Program The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Building Science Branch would like to announce the release of a new Report to Congress, Including Building Codes in the National Flood Insurance Program. The Report describes the impact, effectiveness, and feasibility of including widely used and nationally recognized building codes as part of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) floodplain management criteria. The Report found the overall impacts of including building codes as part of the NFIP would be positive in helping to reduce physical flood losses and other hazard losses, which would in turn positively affect the land use planning and regulatory climate. Current model building codes, such as the International Codes used in the United States, have flood provisions that are consistent with or exceed NFIP requirements for buildings and structures, and are effective in reducing flood-related damage because of the specific mitigation provisions required in those codes for compliance. FEMA prepared this report and delivered it to Congress on October 21, 2013, in response to Section 100235, Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 (HR 4348) Report on Inclusion of Building Codes in National Flood Insurance Program. The Report can now be accessed and downloaded for free from the FEMA Library at www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/documents/85960.
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