April 4, 2013
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HUD, DOT CHIEFS IN NJ ANNOUNCE NEW POST-SANDY REGS
Associated Press
April 4, 2013
Homeowners and businesses using federal disaster aid to rebuild from Superstorm Sandy will have to take additional flood protection measures, top federal officials announced Thursday.
The new standard will require that residential, commercial or infrastructure projects using federal aid elevate their structures 1 foot above the latest Federal Emergency Management Agency recommendations or, if elevation isn’t possible, relocate or flood-proof boilers or other utilities a foot higher than the latest federal guidance.
