State changes, scaled back from 'emergency' status and set for Dec. 5 official release, would raise first-floor elevations and expand flood zone boundaries unchanged since 1999.
Continued spending boosts seen, says National Association of State Budget Officers report, thanks to American Rescue Plan Act and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
The National Institute of Standards and Technology effort is developing resources to help communities make decisions about broader resilience outcomes they want, looking at entire systems rather than individual structures.