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CED-78-114 1 (1978-05-05)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaaxhv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DOCUMENT RESOE 051197 - [B13263.311 ELAXD~ 6114I71 The John!stown Area Ylocd of 1977: A Case Study for the Future. CED-7b-114; B-167790. Bay 5, 1978. Released may 12, 1978. 44 pp. + 9 appendices (26 pp.). Report to Sen. T.oL.'ar 1. Eagleton; by Elmer B. Staats, conptxcllsr General. Issue Area: Domestic Housing and Community Development (2100). Contact: Community and Economic Development Div. Budget Function: Community and Regional Development: Disaster Belief and Irsurance (453). Organization Concerned: Department of Housing and Urban Develop.jent; Department of the Armyr: Corps of Engineers; Departe-ant of Agriculture; Small Business Administration; National Flood Insurers Associatioa. Congressional Relevance: House Committve on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs; Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. Sen. Thomas F. Eagleton. Authority: Flood Div.ster .rotection Act of IS73 (P.L. 93-234). Disaster Relie kct of 1974 (P.L. 93-288). In July 1977, the oihnsto*l', Pnn-ylvania, area was declared a major dis.ster area after a flood struck 136 communities in 8 couaties end killed 76 people, injured or caused illness to 2,700, and damaged ever $300 million in property. Federal disaster assistance to the Jchnstown area is expected to total $261 million. Assistance was available to individual victims and State and local governments from 12 Federal agencies responsible for 27 programs. Findings/Conclusions: Host of the victims interviewed rated Federal disaster response as excellent or good. There were no complaints about coordination of the Federal response, but some victims had complaints about specific programs or about the number of forms that had to be completed for each agency. The independence of the Federal coordinating officer from the Federal Disaster Assistance Administration contributed to the overall success of the Federal recovery effort. Without the nearly $6 million in flood insurance proceeds paid by the National Flood Insurance Program, additional loans and grants would have been required. A local flash flood warning systam could have alerted authorities to the disaster much sooner, and an improved communications system could have p::ovided better and quicker emergency assistance to the disaster area. The 'ederal Insurance Administration did not: adeq.utely monitor community enforcement of floodplain management regultins, adequately encourage communities to participate in the fLood insurance program, or actively encourage property ounerc' tc purchase flood insurance. No disaster assistance was denied those not covered by flood insurance, but victims were sometimes zeguired to purchase flood insurance (RRS)

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