Flood Insurance
Sub-Title:
Participation of Indian Tribes in Federal and Private ProgramsAuthor:
Alicia Puente CackleyPublisher:
DIANE Publishing CompanyPublication Date:
02-07-2013ISBN:
9781457842771Pages:
42Subjects:
EconomicsAvailable as:
Paperback, 9781457842771Description:
Indian tribes’ participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is extremely low, even though some Indian lands are at high risk of flooding. This report examined (1) factors affecting Indian tribes’ participation in NFIP; (2) The Fed. Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA’s) efforts to increase tribes’ participation in NFIP; and (3) administrative and legislative actions that could increase tribes’
participation. The report reviewed FEMA data on community participation in NFIP and prior reports on flood insurance and Indian tribes, interviewed officials from selected Indian tribes and insurance
companies, and collected information from relevant agencies and
industry officials. Tables and figures. This is a print on demand report.
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