Advisory: State, local governments to outline priorities for reauthorization of federal flood insurance

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WASHINGTON – With flood insurance in the news due the tragedy surrounding Hurricane Harvey, state and local government organizations will hold a Capitol Hill briefing to emphasize their perspective on reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program, which expires September 30.

WHAT: The Future of the National Flood Insurance Program: Helping Communities Prepare and Respond

WHEN: Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at 9:15 a.m. EDT

WHERE: Room 432 Russell Senate Office Building

FEATURED SPEAKERS:

Hon. George Hartwick, commissioner, Dauphin County, Pa.
Hon. Gil Ziffer, mayor pro-tempore, Tallahassee, Fla.
Mr. Matthew Chase, executive director, National Association of Counties
Ms. Jessica Altman, acting commissioner, Pennsylvania Insurance Department
Mr. Michael Hecht, president and CEO, Greater New Orleans, Inc.

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Contact:

Elena Waskey (NGA): 202.624.7787, ewaskey@nga.org
David Jackson (NACo) 202.942.4271, djackson@naco.org
Tom Martin (NLC): 202.626.3186, martin@nlc.org
Andy Karellas (CSG): 202.624.5461, akarellas@csg.org