The Telegraph (Illinois): U.S. Rep. Phil Hare expects passage of legislation that would allow affected homeowners five more years before being mandated to buy flood insurance, he said Tuesday at City Hall. Hare, D-Rock Island, visited Grafton to discuss the Flood Insurance Reform Priorities Act, which he supported in July. He talked to U.S. Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., who told him the Senate would pass the legislation by Labor Day weekend, when Congress returns to session, Hare said."If it passes the Senate, the president indicated he would sign it by the 15th (of September)," Hare said to about 40 people, including aldermen and Mayor Tom Thompson, gathered Tuesday at Grafton City Hall.
The legislation not only would delay the required purchase of flood insurance, but it would establish an office with a flood insurance advocate for homeowners to work with the Federal Emergency Management Agency. It also would allow credit for those communities that have made flood control system improvements, and would make purchasing flood insurance more manageable by allowing a payment plan instead of a large lump-sum payment.
"Driving here, I saw water in places it shouldn't be," Hare said. "This legislation will give families peace of mind that they'll be protected from hardship." Hare represents the largest river district in the country, with 300 miles of the Mississippi River, 85 miles of the Illinois River and 75 miles of the Rock River in the communities he represents….
The Stillman Creek surged over its banks when it backs up from a flooded Rock River on Kishwaukee Road, north of Route 72, in Marion Township, Illinois, USA during the 2007 Rock River Flooding. Shot by Ben Jacobson (Kranar Drogin), Wikimedia Commons, under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license
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