Sens. Van Hollen, Booker, Schatz Urge Trump to Reverse Decision Revoking Safeguards for Infrastructure Projects in Floodplains
Today
The Federal Flood Risk Management Standard was updated by
"As millions of Americans suffer the devastating impacts of extreme flooding from Hurricane Harvey, we write to express our serious concerns regarding your dangerous and misguided decision last month to revoke the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard," the Senators wrote in a letter to
"As
The Federal Flood Risk Management Standard provided agencies with several options for meeting the guidelines, including building projects that could withstand a 500-year storm.
Full text of the letter is below.
Dear President Trump:
As millions of Americans suffer the devastating impacts of extreme flooding from Hurricane Harvey, we write to express our serious concerns regarding your dangerous and misguided decision last month to revoke the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard. In 2015,
This common-sense, flexible approach provided agencies with many different options for complying with the new standard, including taking into account available climate science or building to withstand a 500-year storm--the same kind of destructive event that the residents of eastern
In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the
As the Administration begins working on the rebuilding effort for those communities devastated by Hurricane Harvey, we urge you to look to the work completed in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Please take action at the executive level to ensure that the billions of taxpayer dollars are not wasted on building infrastructure that is vulnerable to destruction and that threatens American lives. While we are encouraged by statements made by
We look forward to your prompt attention to this important issue.
Sincerely,
Senators
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