Disaster Management Costs Modernization Act
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- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became Law
Overview
This bill, the Disaster Management Costs Modernization Act, aims to improve how disaster recovery funds are used. It allows states, tribal governments, and territories to use leftover money from disaster recovery projects to cover management costs for other related projects. Specifically, it modifies the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the use of excess funds for these management costs, with a focus on building capacity for future disasters and covering associated expenses. A study will be conducted to assess the appropriateness of the allocated management costs.
Key provisions
- Allows states, tribes, and territories to use excess funds from disaster recovery projects.
- Defines ‘excess funds for management costs’ as the difference between authorized management costs and actual spending.
- The President can make these excess funds available to grantees and subgrantees.
- Excess funds can be used for disaster preparedness, mitigation activities, and management costs related to major disasters or emergencies.
- Excess funds must be used within 5 years of being made available.
- A GAO study will assess the appropriateness of allocated management costs.
- The study will analyze management costs for disasters declared after the bill’s enactment.
- No additional funds are authorized for this purpose.
Who is affected
- States
- Tribal Governments
- Federal Government (through disaster assistance programs)
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