Recovery from disaster or emergency: funding priority.
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- Passed Senate
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Overview
This bill directs the Office of Emergency Services (OES) to prioritize funding and technical assistance for communities that have experienced significant losses due to major disasters – either federal, state, or local – and still have unmet recovery needs. Specifically, the bill focuses on supporting infrastructure and housing recovery projects in these affected areas. The OES will prioritize these communities based on their population and business losses following a declared emergency.
Key provisions
- Authorizes the OES to prioritize funding for infrastructure and housing recovery projects.
- Prioritization is targeted to communities that have experienced a loss of population and businesses due to a disaster.
- Communities must also have unmet recovery needs as a result of the disaster to qualify for prioritized funding.
- The bill specifically references the Federal Hazard Mitigation Grant Program and the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program.
- It also includes the California Disaster Assistance Act in the list of programs eligible for prioritization.
Who is affected
- Communities impacted by major federal, state, or local disasters.
- The Office of Emergency Services (OES)
- Residents and businesses in disaster-affected areas
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