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December 22, 2011

State law conflicts with federal rules for floodplains

State law conflicts with federal rules for floodplains PASCAGOULA, Mississippi — Amending state law to allow local governments to enforce federal floodplain codes at hunting and fishing camps is critical to ensure residents can buy property insurance through the National Flood Insurance Program. That is the feeling of the Pascagoula City Council, at least. The…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
December 22, 2011

Cochran & Wicker encourage public comment on flood risk

Wicker encourages public comment on flood risk WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker, encouraged community leaders, engineers and people in flood-prone areas to assess and then comment on a new “levee-inclusive” risk assessment process that will replace the “without levee” method criticized by the lawmakers earlier this year. The Federal…