Federal Involvement in Flood Response and Flood Infrastructure Repair Hurricane Sandy Recovery

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Administrative agencies.

Disaster relief.

Flood control.

Floods.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2012

Summary:

Provides background on Federal flood policy, detailing Federal role in emergency flood response as well as post-disaster repair and rehabilitation of flood protection measures. Examines which Federal programs assist with floodfighting and repairing damaged dunes, levees, and flood control works. Considers flood policy and funding issues that may arise during recovery from Storm Sandy, which hit the Eastern seaboard in late Oct. 2012

Notes:

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Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division. Federal Involvement in Flood Response and Flood Infrastructure Repair

Publisher Number:

CRS-2012-RSI-0525

Access Restriction:

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