WASHINGTON--Florida's two senators introduced five pieces of legislation today they described as "comprehensively" addressing issues related to national hurricane preparedness.
The bills sponsored by Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson and Republican Sen. Mel Martinez deal with ways to improve preparedness and response, reinsurance reform, tax credits for mitigation, and the potential for developing a national catastrophe fund.
Many of them were introduced last year but did not create much reaction in Congress. This year, the lawmakers said, Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, has promised the bills will get substantial scrutiny, starting with a hearing on hurricane-related issues April 11.
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