Governor Christie Outlines Regulations to Allow Residents and Businesses to Rebuild Faster, Stronger and Safer from Hurricane Sandy
Standards Will Ensure Lower Premiums In The Long Term, Protecting Residents From Out Of Control Costs
Trenton, NJ – Taking action to give New Jersey families, businesses and local governments the best available guidance to quickly and more durably rebuild from Hurricane Sandy, Governor Chris Christie today signed emergency regulations to adopt the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) updated Advisory Base Flood Elevation (ABFEs) maps as the rebuilding standard for the entire state. These regulations establish requirements and more efficient procedures for residents and businesses to construct, reconstruct, relocate and elevate buildings and other structures in flood hazard areas.
Posted: January 24th, 2013 | Author: admin | Filed under: Chris Christie, FEMA, Hurricane Sandy, Press Release | Tags: Bob Martin, Christie rebuilding rules, Christie rules, DEP, FEMA, Jersey shore rebuilding rules, National Flood Insurance Plan, NFIP | Comments Off on Governor Christie Outlines Regulations to Allow Residents and Businesses to Rebuild Faster, Stronger and Safer from Hurricane Sandy