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1 1 Section 1. Section 29C.6, subsection 17, Code 1997, is
1 2 amended to read as follows:
1 3 17. a. When the president of the United States has
1 4 declared a major disaster to exist in the state and upon the
1 5 governor's determination that financial assistance is
1 6 essential to meet disaster-related necessary expenses or
1 7 serious needs of local and state government adversely affected
1 8 by a major disaster that cannot be otherwise adequately met
1 9 from other means of assistance, accept a grant by the federal
1 10 government to fund the financial assistance, subject to terms
1 11 and conditions imposed upon the grant, and enter into an
1 12 agreement with the federal government pledging the state to
1 13 participate in the funding of the financial assistance
1 14 authorized to local government and eligible private nonprofit
1 15 agencies in an amount not to exceed ten percent of the total
1 16 eligible expenses, with the applicant providing fifteen
1 17 percent. If financial assistance is granted by the federal
1 18 government for state disaster-related expenses or serious
1 19 needs, the state shall participate in the funding of the
1 20 financial assistance authorized in an amount not to exceed
1 21 twenty-five percent of the total eligible expenses. If
1 22 financial assistance is granted by the federal government for
1 23 hazard mitigation, the state may participate in the funding of
1 24 the financial assistance authorized to a local government in
1 25 an amount not to exceed ten percent of the eligible expenses,
1 26 with local government providing forty percent. If financial
1 27 assistance is granted by the federal government for state-
1 28 related hazard mitigation, the state may participate in the
1 29 funding of the financial assistance authorized, not to exceed
1 30 fifty percent of the total eligible expenses. If state funds
1 31 are not otherwise available to the governor, an advance of the
1 32 state share may be accepted from the federal government to be
1 33 repaid when the state is able to do so.
1 34 b. State participation in funding financial assistance
1 35 under paragraph "a" is contingent upon the local government
2 1 having on file a state-approved, comprehensive, countywide
2 2 emergency operations plan which meets the standards adopted
2 3 pursuant to section 29C.9, subsection 8.
2 4 Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect July 1,
2 5 1999.
2 6 EXPLANATION
2 7 This bill provides that a local government shall have on
2 8 file with the emergency management division of the state
2 9 department of public defense a comprehensive, countywide
2 10 emergency operations plan meeting state standards in order to
2 11 be eligible for the partial state funding of financial
2 12 assistance to the local government for disaster-related
2 13 expenses, serious needs, or hazard mitigation.
2 14 The bill takes effect July 1, 1999.
2 15 LSB 3425XL 77
2 16 tj/jl/8.2
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