Eric Colburn, PLS

Tag: Funding

U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces Funding for 47 TIGER 2012 Projects as Overwhelming Demand for TIGER Dollars Continues

U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces Funding for 47 TIGER 2012 Projects as Overwhelming Demand for TIGER Dollars Continues WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that 47 transportation projects in 34 states and the District of Columbia will receive a total of almost $500 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s TIGER (Transportation…

June 29, 2012
Help to Keep the University of Maine Survey Engineering Technology (SVT) Program Funded!

It has come to my attention that the University of Maine is proposing budget cuts in its Survey Engineering Technology (SVT) program, and I’d like your help in getting the University to change its mind. If these proposed budget cuts are implemented in this survey program it could have a huge negative impact on our…

April 17, 2010
Professional Land Surveyor News: FEMA Announces That eLOMA Is Available Again

FEMA Announces That eLOMA Is Available Again The other day I told you FEMA announced that the eLOMA process was temporarily unavailable. Also, FEMA would not be issuing Letters of Map Amendment (LOMA). This was because Congress did not reauthorize funding for FEMA, along with other programs such as extension of the current highway bill and…

March 4, 2010
Professional Land Surveyor News: FEMA Announces That eLOMA Is Temporarily Unavailable

FEMA Announces That eLOMA Is Temporarily Unavailable Yesterday, as a registered user of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Mapping Information Platform (MIP), I received an email notice that the eLOMA process is temporarily unavailable. Also, FEMA will not be issuing Letters of Map Amendment (LOMA). Because Congress did not reauthorize funding for FEMA, along with other…

March 2, 2010