National Flood Insurance Act of 1967: Hearings, Ninetieth Congress, First Session, Volumes 22-23 |
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89th Congress actuarial Administration agencies agents American Insurance Association amount ance appropriate areas Asbury Park authorized basis bill Blackfield Chairman committee CONGRESS THE LIBRARY cooperation Corporation cost County July damage given Department of Housing dwelling estimate of damage feasible Federal Flood Insurance Federal Government Flash flooding flood damage flood hazard Flood Insurance Act flood insurance coverage flood insurance program flood losses flood plain flood risk zones funds GARLOCK Heavy rains homes Housing and Urban Hurricane Betsy Insurance Commissioners insurance companies Jersey KAPLAN legislation LEMMON LIBRARY OF CONGRESS magnitude and frequency ment National Association national flood insurance natural disasters necessary Ocean City operation participation payments pool premium rates problem property insurance proposed protection Red Cross reinsurance risk premium Secretary Senator BROOKE Senator WILLIAMS statement storm subcommittee surance Survey Thank tion U.S. Geol U.S. Senate Urban Development
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Page 148 - Mr. Chairman. I want to thank the committee for giving me the opportunity to testify on S.
Page 57 - Congress specified that one of the duties and responsibilities of the organization would be "to continue and carry on a system of national and international relief in time of peace and apply the same in mitigating the sufferings caused by pestilence, famine, fire, floods, and other great national calamities, and to devise and carry on measures for preventing the same.
Page 123 - ... (c) water below the surface of the ground including that which exerts pressure on or flows, seeps or leaks through sidewalks, driveways, foundations, walls, basement or other floors, or through doors, windows or any other openings in such sidewalks, driveways, foundations, walls or floors...
Page 57 - In providing such assistance hereunder, Federal agencies shall cooperate to the fullest extent possible with each other and with States and local governments, relief agencies, and the American National Red Cross, but nothing contained in this Act shall be construed to limit or in any way affect the responsibilities of the American National Red Cross under the Act approved January 5, 1905 (33 Stat. 599), as amended.
Page 22 - Steward Machine Co. v. Davis, 301 US 548 (1937) ; Helvering v. Davis, 301 US 619 (1937).
Page 259 - Punishable offenses are : (a) contravention of or failure to comply with any provision of the Regulations...
Page 229 - It is the policy of the Congress that the Bank in the exercise of its functions should supplement and encourage and not compete with private capital...
Page 229 - That the management of the Corporation shall be vested in a board of directors, consisting of...
Page 199 - ... intention to terminate at the end of the current term ; except that the Secretary may terminate any such contract at any time (after...
Page 123 - Flood, surface water, waves, tidal water or tidal wave, overflow of streams or other bodies of water, or spray from any of the foregoing, whether driven by wind or not; 2.