An act relating to emergency management in flood-prone municipalities
Read first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
Summary
The measure requires the Division of Emergency Management to pay for emergency response, temporary housing and urgent road repairs for municipalities after a flood, and to cover the local matching funds needed for FEMA recovery. It also creates voluntary property‑buyout and homeowner assistance programs, and adds new grant and technical‑assistance programs for flood‑related infrastructure upgrades and river‑stream projects. The goal is to help communities recover faster and reduce future flood damage.
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