Compliance and Enforcement - The Association of State 遵守和执行国家协会.ppt

1316: Effective at encouraging compliance but is only appropriate where the builder/owner ignored the community’s original or remedial instructions to comply. It is not an appropriate remedy when the local official erred. Title Notice: The notice remains until the violation is remedied, and informs current and future owners of the violation, the need to correct it and how, and the expensive flood insurance premiums associated with the non-compliant construction should there ever be a mortgage. * When attempts to resolve enforcement problems through community assistance or consultation have failed, the FEMA Regional Director may place a community on probation. The probationary period lasts at least until all program deficiencies have been corrected and violations have been remedied to the maximum extent possible, and it may be extended for up to one year after that. Probation has no effect on the continued availability of flood insurance; however, an additional charge of $50.00 will be added to the premium for each policy for a period of at least one1 year. When the community is given the 90-day written notice of probation, there is concurrent notification to the affected Congressional delegation, a 90-day notice to each flood insurance policyholder in the community that they will be surcharged $50 because of actions by their community, and a 60-day notice in the form of a press release to local media. If the community fails to take remedial measures during the probationary period, the Regional Director may recommend suspension from the NFIP. A community may also be reinstated on probationary status after having been suspended. The National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 prohibits FEMA from providing flood insurance in a community unless the community adopts and enforces floodplain management regulations that meet or exceed minimum NFIP criteria. A community can be suspended from the NFIP for failure to adopt compliant floodplain management measures or if it repeals or