FIND 15 EXPRESSIONS OR IDIOMS IN THIS TEXT
Devils Lake, ND —
WASHINGTON – Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) officials today assured Senator John ven and Congressman Rick Berg that the agency would work with city, county and state officials to develop a comprehensive flood protection plan for the Minot area that would maximize its ability to use Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) dollars to buy out homes at risk for future flooding. In a conference call this morning with David Miller, FEMA’s Associate Administrator for Federal Insurance and Mitigation, ven and Berg pressed for flexibility in the program. Senator Kent Conrad was unable to participate in this morning’s call but had staff sit in.
More than 11,000 Minot residents were forced to evacuate their homes last spring, and city officials report that as many as 4,000 homes in neighborhoods nearest the river were damaged by flood waters. Some continue to be at risk and should be bought out, state and local officials say.
Currently, FEMA says only a limited number of homes within the 100-year floodplain would qualify for buyouts, whereas thousands of homes outside the floodplain were damaged by flooding this year, many of which are deemed by state and local officials to be at risk for future flood damage.
ven made the case for broader buyouts to FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate last Friday following the Senator’s flood update meeting in Minot, and asked Fugate for a point person to address the home buyout situation quickly. Conrad followed up with a call to Fugate yesterday to make the case, as well.
Fugate referred the issue to David Miller, and ven arranged for this morning’s call. ven and Berg pressed for inclusion of homes outside the 100-year floodplain for buyout eligibility using HMGP funding.
In response, Miller told the Senator and Congressman that he would work with the state to incorporate FEMA planners into the process to develop a comprehensive flood protection plan for the community, an approach that would allow for more HMGP funded home buyouts. Miller committed to meeting in Minot on Oct. 20 with state officials to begin outlining the plan.
“The fact of the matter is this area has had a 100-year flood event in two out of the last three years, and five times in the last 30 years,” ven and Berg said. “The 100-year floodplain is clearly no longer a credible predictor of risk and FEMA needs to take a different approach in determining eligibility for home buyouts.”
Congress’s most recent Continuing Resolution included funding to replenish FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund, which would cover the approximately $60 million in HMGP funding it’s estimated the Minot area would receive. ven has been pushing to make sure these funds are used as expeditiously and effectively as possible.
To help enhance protection for flood-prone communities like Minot, ven has also introduced legislation called the FEMA Common Sense and Cost Effectiveness Act that would allow FEMA and the Corps to leave temporary dikes in place after a flood event. Current law requires the Corps to remove temporary dikes constructed on properties in flood-prone areas bought-out with HMGP funds, resulting in less protection for homeowners and greater expense to taxpayers. The Senator’s bill would result in more security for residents at reduced cost.
ven also pressed Fugate in his call last week to ensure that temporary housing needs be met until people can be placed in FEMA trailers. Fugate told the Senator that the agency intended to have displaced residents in trailers by the end of October. This week the agency extended the application period for the Temporary Sheltering Assistance program to Nov. 10 to ensure that residents in need are assured of temporary accommodations until they can be placed in more permanent housing.
I'll get you started.
to buy out homes
In a conference call this morning
pressed for flexibility
but had staff sit in.
Which other expressions or idioms can you find?
I had those... How is "conference call" an idiom/expression? English is my 3rd language and I never really paid attention in English class because I know how to speak and write the language. Could you please give all expressions and idioms in the text?
Sorry, we do not DO the work for you but HELP after you do what you can do.
If you already had those, you should have posted them as part of YOUR work.
Sra
@SrajMCgin it's sometime hard to find idioms if english is your 3rd language's that's wy some people ask after searching the expressions for them because they can't find them !
And no-one has answered my question. How is conference call an expression?
I had the ones mentioned by Ms. Sue + "followed up"
1. Flood protection plan
2. Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP)
3. Buy out homes
4. Future flooding
5. Comprehensive flood protection plan
6. Federal Insurance and Mitigation
7. Flexibility in the program
8. 100-year floodplain
9. At risk for future flood damage
10. Broader buyouts
11. Point person
12. Flood update meeting
13. Home buyout situation
14. Inclusion of homes outside the 100-year floodplain
15. FEMA planners