ROANOKE TIMES

                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SUNDAY, March 27, 1994                   TAG: 9403270076
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A-5   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: WASHINGTON                                LENGTH: Short


CONGRESS GIVES NO HELP TO ERODING COASTLINES

The federal flood insurance program looks vulnerable and fragile.

But appearances are deceiving, as Congress discovered this month when the Senate bowed to pressure from bankers, land developers and realtors and rejected legislation that would have dramatically reduced new construction in the most highly eroding coastal areas.

With little fanfare, the lawmakers refused to vote on legislation that would have gradually increased premiums and denied coverage to new construction in the 30-year erosion zone, the most vulnerable part of the U.S. coastline.

- Knight-Ridder/Tribune



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