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		<title>Jeff Brandes to file flood mitigation bill</title>
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		<category><![CDATA[Community Rating System]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[State Sen. Jeff Brandes says he will file legislation for the 2017 Legislative Session to fund flood mitigation in affected communities. The idea is to lower the cost of flood insurance by decreasing flood severity in areas covered by the National Flood Insurance Program&#8217;s (NFIP) Community Rating System. The legislation will create a matching grant program, in part through the state&#8217;s Land Acquisition Trust Fund, for &#8220;local projects (that) reduce flood risks and acquire conservation land for the purpose of mitigating flood risk,&#8221; Brandes&#8217; office said&#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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