WHAT'S NEW!

	ASFPM 33rd Annual National Conference June 7-12, 2009 Rosen Centre Hotel Orlando, Florida
	Please view the current newsletter postscript, to keep you informed between newsletters-.Plain Talk
	Membership Information: To join the FFMA, click here to download the printable membership form.  Please mail or fax in along with your registration fee

NFIP Agent Seminar Agent Seminar- TBA

IMPORTANT NOTICES:   FFMA responds to Senate bill S.2284, wind coverage inclusion under the NFIP       Letter to the Honorable Bill Nelson       Letter to the Honorable Mel Martinez   Crawl Space CSR NFIP Bulletin   Save The Swales!   NFIP General Rules   Important HB 957 Amendment language to Environmental Resource Permitting effecting local government development regulations and CRS credit. Click Here for more details. 18 WORDS IMPERIL 3-MILLION ACRES, St. Petersburg Times Lawmakers Out To Bulldoze Wetlands And Local Governments, Tribune Editorial   FEMA Memo: Implementation of Community Floodplain Management Ordinances during Post-Disaster Reconstruction and Federal Agency compliance with Executive Order 11988 - Floodplain Management   Notice to all CRS Coordinators IRS Taxing Mitigation   Newly introduced legislation includes wind with flood insurance, click for details.
	Florida Coastal Strategies
	THE NEW ORLEANS HURRICANE PROTECTION SYSTEM: What Went Wrong and Why
	"The Economics of Low-Impact Development: A Literature Review" is a  nice overview which you can download at the ECONorthwest website.  It includes analysis of studies on cost savings of reducing floodplain impacts (flooding).
JOB POSTINGS:	For more information visit http://www.statelocalgov.net/state-fl.cfm
	ISO Specialist wanted for the Gulf States Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi
eLOMA Now Available on FEMA Mapping Information Platform	eLOMA was designed to facilitate the LOMA process. Through the use of eLOMA, Licensed Professionals could receive a determination in the time that it takes to enter the required information online. For more information and to register for eLOMA, visit the Mapping Information Platform (MIP) web site.
FEMA Region IV	Changes in FEMA Region IV

  OTHER RESOURCES

FEMA has created a web site for their marketing campaign of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP); FloodSmart.Gov. This campaign will assist in making America FloodWise, by driving consumers and sales leads to WYO companies and agents, spur policy purchase, encourage renewals, and win back prior customers.