Georgia House and Senate Take Action to Urge Congress to Amend or Repeal Biggert Waters Flood Insurance Bill

Both the Georgia House and Georgia Senate created Resolutions to urge Congress to the repeal the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012. These resolutions seek to make flood insurance more affordable, eliminating the negative economic impact Biggert Waters has created on the state. The resolutions state that FEMA’s poor implementation of this act has led to unreasonable increases in flood insurance premiums nationwide and has devalued property investments. If left unmodified, local and state economies will be damaged. The House passed HR 1055 this week by a vote of 167-0. The Senate Insurance Committee Favorably Reported SR 747. Senate Resolution 747 is now available to be selected by the Senate Rules Committee for consideration by the entire Senate.  GAR would like to thank Rep. Alex Atwood (Brunswick) and Senator William Ligon (St. Simons) for their efforts to communicate the importance of this issue