Flooding Events: CRS Experts
Amy Abel
Section Research Manager
June 27, 2012
Congressional Research Service
7-5700
www.crs.gov
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Flooding Events: CRS Experts

he following table provides access to names and contact information for CRS experts on
policy concerns relating to flooding events in the United States. Policy areas identified
T include impacts, response and recovery, mitigation, and federal financing.

Legislative Issues
Name/Title
Phone
E-mail
Impacts
Displaced residents
Bruce R. Lindsay
7-3752 blindsay@crs.loc.gov

Analyst in Emergency Management Policy
Drinking water
Mary Tiemann
7-5937 mtiemann@crs.loc.gov

Specialist in Environmental Policy
Wastewater treatment
Claudia Copeland
7-7227 ccopeland@crs.loc.gov

Specialist in Resources and Environmental
Policy
Agricultural production
Dennis A. Shields
7-9051 dshields@crs.loc.gov

Specialist in Agricultural Policy
River barges, railroads
John Frittelli
7-7033 jfrittelli@crs.loc.gov

Specialist in Transportation Policy
Highways and bridges
Robert S. Kirk
7-7769 rkirk@crs.loc.gov

Specialist in Transportation Policy
Levees, dams, and shore
Nicole Carter
7-0854 ncarter@crs.loc.gov
protection
Specialist in Natural Resources Policy
Response and recovery
Disaster declarations and
Francis X. McCarthy
7-9533 fmccarthy@crs.loc.gov

federal assistance
Analyst in Emergency Management Policy

Edward C. Liu
7-9166 eliu@crs.loc.gov

Legislative Attorney
Emergency Response
Bruce R. Lindsay
7-3752 blindsay@crs.loc.gov
Analyst in Emergency Management Policy
Public health
Sarah A. Lister
7-7320 slister@crs.loc.gov

Specialist in Public Health and Epidemiology
Federal flood insurance and
Rawle O. King
7-5975 rking@crs.loc.gov

levee certification
Specialist in Financial Economics and Risk
Assessment
Liability for Damages
Cynthia Brougher
7-9121 cbrougher@crs.loc.gov
Legislative Attorney
Small Business Administration
Bruce R. Lindsay
7-3752 blindsay@crs.loc.gov

disaster loans
Analyst in Emergency Management Policy
Agricultural relief
Dennis A. Shields
7-9051 dshields@crs.loc.gov

Specialist in Agricultural Policy

Rural development assistance
Tadlock Cowan
7-7600 tcowan@crs.loc.gov
Analyst in Agricultural Policy
Rural land assistance
Megan Stubbs
7-8707 mstubbs@crs.loc.gov
Analyst in Agricultural Policy
Environmental Protection
David M. Bearden
7-2390 dbearden@crs.loc.gov

Agency (EPA) emergency
Specialist in Environmental Policy
response
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Flooding Events: CRS Experts

Legislative Issues
Name/Title
Phone
E-mail
Debris removal
Linda Luther
7-6852 lluther@crs.loc.gov

Analyst in Environmental Policy
Evacuation
Bruce R. Lindsay
7-3752 blindsay@crs.loc.gov
Analyst in Emergency Management Policy
Mitigation
Emergency planning
Bruce R. Lindsay
7-3752 blindsay@crs.loc.gov

Analyst in Emergency Management Policy
Floodplain mapping
Rawle O. King
7-5975 rking@crs.loc.gov

Specialist in Financial Economics and Risk
Assessment
Flood control, dams, and levees
Nicole Carter
7-0854 ncarter@crs.loc.gov
Specialist in Natural Resources Policy
Federal disaster assistance
Francis X. McCarthy
7-9533 fmccarthy@crs.loc.gov

Analyst in Emergency Management Policy
Federal financing
Disaster Relief Fund
Bruce R. Lindsay
7-3752 blindsay@crs.loc.gov

Analyst in Emergency Management Policy

William L. Painter
7-3335 wpainter@crs.loc.gov
Analyst in Emergency Management and
Homeland Security Policy
Tax relief
Erika Lunder
7-4538 elunder@crs.loc.gov

Legislative Attorney


Experts List Coordinator

Amy Abel

Section Research Manager
aabel@crs.loc.gov, 7-7239

Congressional Research Service
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