Christie Supports Fema Maps

Days after predicting that Fema would scale back the tough new flood maps it issued last December, the Christie Administration filed with the Office of Administrative Law an adoption package supporting the the elevation standards based on the new FEMA flood maps.
The elevations are on the average 2 to 4 feet higher than standards  that had been in effect under the significantly outdated FEMA flood maps.
These new maps place a huge amount of properties in flood zones, and require many structures to be elevated if their owners don't want to see flood insurance rates spike.
http://galloway.patch.com/articles/days-after-predicting-changes-christie-administration-supports-fema-standards
 To see if you're in a new flood zone use the interactive map below.

http://www.njfloodmapper.org/

Below is a copy of the Rule Adoption
http://www.nj.gov/dep/rules/adoptions/adopt_20130506a.pdf