The Role of Mitigation in Reducing Federal Expenditures for Disaster Response
- quincymakingwaves
- May 14, 2014
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Subcommittee on Emergency Management, Intergovernmental Relations, and the District of Columbia
May 14, 2014 02:30PM
Location: SD-342, Dirksen Senate Office Building
Agenda
The focus of the hearing was to examine the potential relationship between investment in mitigation and disaster response and recovery expenditures, discuss the potential impact of mitigation investments on the sustainability and success of the National Flood Insurance Program, highlight innovative examples of mitigation incentives (including public private partnerships) across the country, and offer suggestions for how to overcome barriers that may prevent or deter mitigation from being utilized across the Federal government.
Witnesses
David Miller
Associate Administrator, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration
Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Christopher Currie
Director, Emergency Management and National Preparedness Issues
Government Accountability Office
Chad Berginnis
Executive Director
Association of State Floodplain Managers
Robert Detlefsen
Vice President of Public Policy
National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies
Testifying on behalf of the BuildStrong Coalition
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