Upon the written request of the director of natural resources, the attorney general shall bring an action for appropriate relief in a court of competent jurisdiction against any development that is not in compliance with the standards of the national flood insurance program and that is one of the following:

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Terms Used In Ohio Code 1521.14

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Development: means any artificial change to improved or unimproved real estate, including the construction of buildings and other structures, any substantial improvement of a structure, mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavating, and drilling operations, and storage of equipment or materials. See Ohio Code 1521.01
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • National flood insurance program: means the national flood insurance program established in the "National Flood Insurance Act of 1968" 82 Stat. See Ohio Code 1521.01
  • state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Water resources: means any waters of the state that are available or may be made available to agricultural, industrial, commercial, and domestic users. See Ohio Code 1521.01

(A) Located in a county or municipal corporation that is not listed by the chief of the division of water resources as being in compliance under division (D)(1) of section 1521.18 of the Revised Code;

(B) Funded, financed, undertaken, or preempted by a state agency.