National Flood Insurance Act of 1968
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The National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 is a piece of legislation passed in the United States that led to the creation of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).[1] Discussion and passage of the act was motivated by the financial losses sustained in Florida and Louisiana following the destruction caused by Hurricane Betsy in 1965.[1]
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- ^ a b Haddow, George D. and Jane A. Bullock, 2003, Introduction to Emergency Management, Amsterdam: Butterworth-Heinemann, ISBN 0-7506-7689-2
