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<br /> Hawaii County Council Members <br /> <br /> May 18, 2007 <br /> Page 2 <br /> On April 27, 2007, Ms. Debbie Hecht, Legislative Aide to Council Member Ford, <br /> forwarded an electronic copy of a revised Bill 51 (file named: Bill 51 proposed amend to <br /> draft 2 BF 4 27 07 include Pete's.doc). Subsequently, we responded with comments <br /> and questions to Ms. Hecht on May 7 and 8, 2007. We did not receive any response to <br /> our questions from Council Member Ford's office. <br /> It is important to understand that if a community's floodplain management ordinance <br /> fails to meet the minimum requirements of the NFIP they are subject to suspension from <br /> the program, in accordance with Title 44 of the Code of Federal Regulations (§59.24). A <br /> community that is suspended from the NFIP would jeopardize future Federal Disaster <br /> Assistance. In addition, flood insurance through the NFIP would not be available, the <br /> over 4000 Hawaii County flood insurance policies would not be renewed, and no <br /> Federal grants or loans for the acquisition or construction of buildings within a Special <br /> Flood Hazard Area can be made. <br /> Please note that we need to report on the County's NFIP compliance status with <br /> FEMA by September 30, 2007. If the County's flood ordinance is reported to be <br /> non-compliant, suspension is imminent unless immediate corrective action is <br /> taken. <br /> With so many revisions and discrepancies between drafts, we recommend postponing <br /> adoption of the proposed Bill, so that we may thoroughly review the newly inserted <br /> language for consistency with the NFIP reg•ilations. <br /> Rest assured that we want to continue to work closely with the Hawaii County Council to <br /> ensure that your community maintains eligibility in the NFIP and continues to benefit <br /> from this very important program. <br /> For future review, please send a hardcopy draft from the Hawaii County Council to our <br /> office at, P.O. Box 373, Honolulu, Hawaii 96809. If you have any questions, please feel <br /> free to call me at (808) 587-0267. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> ~ <br /> CAROL L. TYACI-BEAM, P.E., CFM <br /> State NFIP Coordinator <br /> Attachments <br /> CTB:ek <br /> c: Allan A. Smith, Interim DLNR Chairperson <br /> Bruce McClure, DPW <br /> Galen Kuba, DPW <br /> Cynthia McKenzie, FEMA Region IX <br /> <br />