Three of the states in the major storm zone area hit by Hurricane Katrina lack comprehensive building codes that could have prevented major damage, Congress was told last week.
Meanwhile, an insurance trade group today suggested that federal aid was in order for states that beef up their codes.
The congressional testimony came from Rep. Jean Schmidt, R-Ohio, in support for her concurrent resolution which calls for the affected states of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama to "adopt comprehensive, modern and uniform statewide building codes."
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