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Date July 27, 1992 Report No. T-RCED-92-86 Title

Flood Insurance: Information on the Mandatory Purchase Requirement

United States General Accounting Office GAO For Release on Delivery Expectedat 2:OO p.m. EDT Monday July 27, 1992 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Affairs, Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs United States Senate FLOOD INSURANCE Information on the Mandatory PurchaseRequirement Statement of Judy A. England-Joseph,Director Housing and Community Development Issues R...
Date July 17, 1992 Report No. RCED-92-115 Title

Coastal Barriers: Development Occurring Despite Prohibition Against Federal Assistance

II tri t.tvf Stat.e~ Germ-al Accounting Office GAO Report to the Committee & Environment and Public Works, U.S. Senate ------ COASTAL BARRIERS Development Occurring Despite Prohibitions Against Federal Assistance 147342 RESTRICTED--Not to be released outside the General Accounting Office unless specifically approved by the Office of Congressional Relations. GAO United States General Accounting Of&...
Date Aug. 22, 1990 Report No. RCED-90-141FS Title

Flood Insurance: Information on the Mandatory Purchase Requirement

c E * GAO United States General Accounting Office Fact Sheet for Congressional Requesters August 1990 FLOOD INSURANCE Information on the Mandatory Purchase Requirement RESTRICTED --Not to be released outside the General Accounting Of25ce unless specifically approved by the Office of Congressional Relations. GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Ec...
Date April 29, 1988 Report No. RCED-88-155FS Title

Flood Insurance: Statistics on the National Flood Insurance Program

. United bates General ACCOM~~~ Office . Fact Sheet for Congressional Requesters . April 1988 FLOOD INSURANCE Statistics on the National Flood Insurance Program GAO---- United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development B-226596 and Division Apri129, 1988 The Honorable Walter B. Jones Committee on Merchant Chairman, Marine and Fisheries House ...
Date Feb. 4, 1988 Report No. RCED-88-5 Title

Disaster Assistance: Response to West Virginia's November 1985 Flood Shows Need for Improvements

United States General Accounting Office KY5215 -- Report to CongressionaJ. Requesters mazy 1#88 DISASTER ASSISTANCE Responseto West Virginia’ November s 1985 Flood Shotis Need for Improvements ’ --I t ! “. &.. _._. . . l.ll- .-.“..” ~..~--- ____-- -_-___ -- Kesources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-226883 February 4, 1988 The IIonorable Harley 0. Staggers, Jr. The Honorab...
Date May 29, 1987 Report No. RCED-87-108 Title

Flood Insurance: Private Companies' Participation in the Write Your Own Program

United States General Accounting Office I33335 -- Report to Legislation and National sedurity Subcommittee, Committee on Government Operations , ’ May 1987 FLOOD INSURANCE Private Companies’ Participation in the Write Your Own Program GAO,‘ RCED-87-l United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Commnuity, Economic Development B-2,26696 aud Division May 29, 1987 T...
Date Oct. 3, 1986 Report No. RCED-87-21BR Title

Federal Disaster Assistance: Relief to 1985 Virginia Flood Victims--Process and Alternatives

, f ,United States General Accounting Office Briefing Report to the Honorable Pati1 S. Trible, Jr., United States Senate 13151 I * October 1986 FEDERAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE Relief to 1985Virginia Flood Victims-Process md Alternatives GAO/RCED-87-21BR GAO Uhited States General Accounting Washington, D.C. Resources, Economic Office 20548 and Division Community, Development B-224719 October 3, 1986 Th...
Date Jan. 31, 1986 Report No. RCED-86-10FS Title

Flood Insurance: Federal Emergency Management Agency's Basement Coverage Limitations

United States General Acyding Fact’ Sheet fbr Cbngressional Requesters * d OlBce January 1986 FLOOD INSURANCE Federal Emergency ll4anagement Agmcyb E!kwrmn.t Coverage . Lhnitatio~’ J GAO/RCED-8SlOFS . . . 1 ’ . UNITED STATES GENERAL WASHINGTON, ACCOUNTING D.C. 20648 OFFICE RESOURCES. COMMUNITY. AN0 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION January 31, 1986 B-203633 The Honorable United States Daniel Sen...
Date June 23, 1983 Report No. RCED-83-163 Title

Housing: The Federal Emergency Management Agency Can Reduce Mapping Cost

, I BY THE U.S.GENiRAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Director Federal Emergency Management Agency The Federal Emergency Management Agency Can Reduce Mapping Cost The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has not systematically assessed flood-prone communities to determine what type of mapping they require for entering the National Flood Insurance Program. As a result, FEMA has used timecons...
Date April 8, 1983 Report No. 121046 Title

Income Security: Approaches for Converting National Flood Insurance Program Communities From the Emergency Phase to the Regular Phase

United States General Accounting D.C. 20548 Office Washington, FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:30 a.m. EST Friday, April 8, 1983 Statement of Lowell Director Dodge Associate Resources, Community and Economic Division the on Insurance Housing, States on and Urban Affairs . Development Before Subcommittee Committee on Banking, United Senate Alternative Communities Approaches for Flood Converti...
Date Feb. 28, 1983 Report No. RCED-83-107 Title

Housing: Effect of Premium Increases on Achieving the National Flood Insurance Program's Objectives

General Accounting Office The Effect Of Premium Increases On Achieving The National Flood Insurance s v Program’ Objectives This report examines the impact that rate increases have had on achieving the National Flood Insurance Program’ objecs tive of reducing Federal expenditures on disaster assistance. This objective is more achievable if there is wide participation in the program. Since Janu...
Date Jan. 3, 1983 Report No. RCED-83-53 Title

National Flood Insurance Program: Major Changes Needed if It Is To Operate Without a Federal Subsidy

REPORT BY THE Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES National Flood Insurance Program --Major Changes Needed If It Is To Operate Without A Federal Subsidy This report examines (1) how the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Federal insurance Administration establishes rates for the National Flood Insurance Program, (2) whether it is possible to eliminate the Federal subsidy and make the progr...
Date Aug. 16, 1982 Report No. CED-82-105 Title

National Flood Insurance: Marginal Impact on Flood Plain Development, Administrative Improvements Needed

Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES National Flood Insurance: --Marginal Impact On Flood Plain Development --Administrative Improvements GAO was requested by a Senate subcommittee and a Senator to determine whether (1) the National Flood Insurance Program administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency was stimulating flood plain development and (2) flood plain management regulations w...
Date Aug. 13, 1982 Report No. 119189 Title

Social Services: Comments on Federal Disaster Assistance and S. 2250

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT lo:00 AM EST FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 1982 STATEMENT OF BALTAS E. BIRHLE, DEPUTY DIRECTOR COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON WATER RESOURCES OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES I lllltl1llllllllllllllllllllllllllll IUI I /llllllII...
Date July 23, 1982 Report No. CED-82-98 Title

Housing: Improved Administration of Federal Public Disaster Assistance Can Reduce Costs and Increase Effectiveness

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Date June 28, 1982 Report No. CED-82-96 Title

Housing and Community Development: National Problems

_I_ I IfW ‘. STUDY THESTAFFOkTiE U.S. BY General Accounting Office Housing National And Community Problems Development: This study on major issues concerning Federal involvement in the housing and community development area, covers a broad range of topics, including housing strategies and assistance programs, mortgage credit and finance, community and economic devetopment, aid to small businesse...
Date March 5, 1982 Report No. AFMD-82-56 Title

Financial Management: Review of the Claims Processing Procedures of the National Flood Insurance Program

JERAL SHLNGTON OF D.C. THE 2W UNITED STATES The Honorable Jack Brooks, Chairman, Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman.: Subject: Review of the Claims Processing of the National Flood Insurance (AFMD-82-56) Procedures Program This report is in response to your request of December 16, 1981 (encl. I), in which ...
Date Sept. 21, 1981 Report No. AFMD-81-93 Title

Financial Management: Terminating the Audit of the National Flood Insurance Program's Fiscal 1980 Financial Statements

UNITEDSTATES GENERALACCOUNTINGOFFKE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 ~CCOUMlNO MANAGLMCNT AND FINANCIAL DIVISION B-203633 SEPTEMBER 21.1981 The Honorable Louis 0. Giuffrida Director, Federal Emergency Management Agency Dear Mr. Giuffrida: Subject: . Terminating the Audit of the National Flood Insurance Program's Fiscal 1980 Financial Statements (AFMD-81-93) In July 1980, we began auditing the Federal Insura...
Date May 12, 1981 Report No. CED-81-99 Title

Housing: Termination of Map Information Facility Contract by Federal Emergency Management Agency

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 COMMUNITY AND DCVCLOPMCNT CCONOMIC DIVISION B-201719 MAY 12.1981 The Honorable The Honorable United States Subject: Jake Garn Howard M. Metzenbaum Senate of *Map Information F-,ermination Facility Contract by eke Federal Emergency Management Agency J (CED-81-99) llllllllI lllll 115199 Your August 20, 1980, letter requested that we obta...
Date June 16, 1980 Report No. PAD-80-39 Title

Federal Disaster Assistance: What Should the Policy Be?

BY THE COMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Chairman And Ranking Minority Member Senate Committee On The Budget United States Senate OF THE UNITEDSTATES Federal Disaster Assistance: What Should The Policy Be? creases the Government’ s disaster budget scrutiny. risk while escaping two In formulating Federal disaster policy, economic principles should be considered: --equity--consistency of assistance...
Date Oct. 26, 1979 Report No. CED-80-10 Title

Housing: How Do Federal Agencies Assure That Disaster Loan Recipients Maintain Mandatory Flood Insurance

COMFPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES RECl EASED RELSTEASED ot to WASHINGtON. D.C. By5" ge g otffce exceptP SnLe Wbesiofse B-114860Accountng. B4bY the Office of Congressal October 26, The Honorable Norman Y. Minetalo 1979 Chairman, Subcommittee on X 26, 1 Oversight and Review 5 0 110755 Committee on Public Works and Transportation House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: Do Federal...
Date June 18, 1979 Report No. CED-79-90 Title

Housing: Actions Needed To Improve the Review of Insurance Coverage of Disaster Victims Receiving Federal Assistance

* P COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF THE D.C. UNITED STATES 20548 B-167790 The Honorable James R. Jo'nes House of Representatives Dear Mr. Jones: In August 1978 you requested that we examine allegations that Federal agencies providing disaster assistance had failed to collect moneys from victims' insurance policies. These allegations were made by Mr. John Johnson and Mr. Jack Mendenhall. In our ...
Date June 1, 1979 Report No. CED-79-70 Title

Financial Management: Examination of Financial Statements of the National Flood Insurance Program as of December 31, 1977

llll~~l~lllll~~l~~ ’ BY’THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL II OF THEUNITEDSTATES Examination Of Financial Statements Of TheNational Flood Insurance Program AsOfDecember31,1977 CED-79-70 JUNE 1, 7979 COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF D.C THE UNITED STATES 20548 B-114860 To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives This report summarizes the results of our examination of th...
Date May 2, 1979 Report No. 109305 Title

Natural Resources: Revision Needed in Proposed Regulation for Evaluating Nonstructural Evacuation and Relocation Benefits

.- UNITEDSTATESGENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 IllllllllIll11 IIIll1 Ill11 Ill llllllliillllll LM109305 . COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC DlVlSlON MAY 2 1979 Gerald Seinwill, Deputy Water Resources Council 2120 L Street, NW Washington, DC 20037 Dear Mr. Seinwill: Director Aoecs~ti We recently performed a limited survey of the use of nonstructural measures for solvi.ng or minimiz...
Date March 22, 1979 Report No. CED-79-58 Title

Natural Resources: Improvements Are Still Needed in the Administration of the Flood Insurance Program

. lO886$ UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC DIVISION MARCH 22,1979 B-167790 The Honorable Patricia Roberts The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Dear Mrs. Harris: a flood sevWe Harris d!J ->, +"I' The General Accounting Office recently completed and local efforts to reduce survey of Federal, State, losses including certain asp...
Date May 31, 1978 Report No. CED-78-122 Title

Housing: HUD's Determination To Convert from Industry to Government Operation of the National Flood Insurance Program

UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMEM AND ECONOMIC DIVlSlON B-114860 May 31, 1978 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Thomas F. Eagleton Senate Eagleton: Your November 22, 1977, letter asked that we review certain aspects of the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD's) determination to convert from an' industry operation (Part A) of th...
Date May 5, 1978 Report No. CED-78-114 Title

The Johnstown Area Flood of 1977: A Case Study for the Future

DOCUMEIT RESUSE 05197 - [B13263311 AEI5- 6117? The Johnstown Area Flocd of 1977: A Case Study for the Future. CED-76-114; B-167790. Bay 5, 1978. Released May 12, 1978. 44 pp. + 9 appendices (26 pp.). Report to Sen. TooL.ar£ E. Eagleton; by Elmer B. Staats, Soaptxcllsr General. Issue Area: Domestic Housing and Community Development (2100). Contact: Community and Economic Development Div. Budget Fu...
Date Nov. 9, 1977 Report No. 104051 Title

Financial Management: The Financial Control over the National Flood Insurance Program

DOCUIET RESUEB 04051 - [B3154409] The Financial Control over the National Flood Insurance Noveaber 9, 1977. 4 pp rogr&s. Testimony before the Senate Committee on Gooerumental ffairs: Efficiency and the District of Columbia Subcommittee; by Henry Eschwege, Director, Comsurity ani Economic Development Dir. Issue Area: Domestic Housinq and Community Development (2100). Contact: Coaaunity and EcoDosic...
Date April 11, 1977 Report No. 101955 Title

Financial Management: Loss of Financial Control over the National Flood Insurance Program

DCCUNENT ENSUh! 01955 - [A1092082] Loss of Financial Ccntrol over the National Flcod Insurance Program. April 11u 1577, 14 pp. Testimony before the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs: Efficiency and the istrict of Columbia Subcommittee; by Henry Eschvege, Director, Community and Economic Development Div. Issue Area: Domestic ousing and Community Development: Effects on Communities from Natur...
Date March 21, 1977 Report No. CED-77-47 Title

Information Management: Weaknesses in the Financial Controls of the National Flood Insurance Program

DOCUMENT RESUK! OU289 - [&10517251 [Veaknesses in the Financial Controls of the National Flood Insurance Program]. B-114860; CSD-77-47. March 21, 1977. 9 pp. Report to Patricia Parris, Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development; by Henry Eschwege, Director, Community and Economic Development Div. Issue Area: Accounting and Financial Reporting (100); Automatic Data Processing (103);Auto...
Date April 22, 1976 Report No. RED-76-94 Title

Government Operations: Formidable Administrative Problems Challenge Achieving National Flood Insurance Program Objectives

BY THE COMPTROLL OF THE UNITED S Formida Problems C Program 0 Department ministrative d Insurance of Housing and Urban eveloprnent To meet a 1983 deadline required by law, the Federal Insurance Administration must make full program coverage available to flood-prone communities and must have a system for insuring that participating communities comply with program requirements. However, as shown in ...
Date Sept. 19, 1975 Report No. RED-76-23 Title

Government Operations: Tulsa, Oklahoma's Participation in the National Flood Insurance Program

Tulsa, Oklahoma’s Participation In The National Flood Insurance Program Federal Insurance Administration Department of Housing and Urban Development This report evaluates the nature and extent of development in Tulsa’s Mingo Creek flood plain since February 15, 1972--when the city adopted flood plain management regulations. It also evaluates the effectiveness of Federal, State, and local monit...
Date Sept. 17, 1975 Report No. RED-75-395 Title

Financial Management: Examination of Financial Statements of the National Flood Insurance Program, Fiscal Year 1974

l~~ll~lllllIlllllllllllllllllllll LM096817 REPORT TO THE CONGRESS Examination Of Financial Statements Of The National Flood Insurance Program Fiscal Year 1974 Federal Insurance Administration Department of Housing and Urban Development BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES RED-75-395 SEPT.UJ975 COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF THE UNITED D.C. 20842 STATES B-114860 /_I ._ To the Preside...
Date July 19, 1973 Report No. B-178737 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Actions Needed To Provide Greater Insurance Protection to Flood-Prone Communities

I * . ..- i REP0 T TO THE CONGRESS CJC I Actions Needed To Provide Greater Insurance ProtectIon To Flood-Prone\ Communhes 6-178737 < Federal Insurance AdmmIstratlon Department of Housmg and Urban Development DC BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES JULY19,1973 COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON OF THE UNITED 20548 STATES 0 C B-178737 To the Speaker President of the This of the Senate and the...