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<br />If the flooding was bad enough for a Governor's disaster declaration, <br />you can have your house reassessed for property tax purposes. Other- <br />wise, the law requires reassessments to be done every four years. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />IV. References <br /> <br />All references are available free unless otherwise indicated. <br /> <br />"National Flood Insurance Program: Program Summary". Local Assistance <br />Series 2A, III inoi s Department of Transportation, Divi sion of Water <br />Resources, 1978. Explains the background, organization, and requirements <br />of the NFIP. Available from the Division at 300 North State Street, <br />Room 1010, Chicago, IL., 60610. (NOTE: Information on flood insurance <br />policies can best be gotten from your insurance agent). <br /> <br />"Introduction to Flood Proofing", John R. Sheaffer, 1967, available free. <br />Send a self addressed mailing label to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, <br />District Office, 219 South Dearborn, Chicago, IL., 60604. In layman's <br />terms with plenty of illustrations. Presents ideas and methods for pro- <br />tecting existing and future buildings from flood damages. Primarily <br />oriented toward commercial buildings. <br /> <br />"Flood Proofing Regulations", U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1972, available <br />free. Send a self addressed mailing label to the U.S. Army Corps of <br />Engineers, District Office, 219 South Dearborn, Chicago, IL., 60604. <br />Picks up where the above manual left off; detailed technical terms. <br /> <br />"First Aid for Flooded Homes and Farms", Handbook No. 38, U.S. Department <br />of Agriculture, 1974. Thirty pages of detailed cleanup instructions. <br />Available for 35~ from the U.S. GOvernment Printing Office, Washington, D.C. <br />20402. Ask for stock number 0100-03186. <br /> <br />"Elevated Residential Structures, Reducing Flood Damage Through Building <br />Design: A Guide Manua1." Federal Insurance Administration, 1976. Available <br />from FIA, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, <br />S.W., Washington, D.C., 20410. Provides hundreds of ideas and pictures on <br />how to build new elevated buildings, design elevated foundations, and compute <br />costs. <br /> <br />42 <br />