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Catherine Cortez Masto: “The other thing I come across is a 2012 study by the GAO that noted that FEMA has not placed a high priority on mapping…”

On the recordMay 17, 2021
The other thing I come across is a 2012 study by the GAO that noted that FEMA has not placed a high priority on mapping rural areas, including many Tribal areas, for flood risk, and most Tribal lands remain unmapped.
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Catherine Cortez Masto
Democratic · Nevada

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Cortez Masto highlights FEMA's neglect of mapping Tribal areas for flood risk since 2012.

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