H.R. 5870 (112th): Disaster Declaration Improvement Act

Introduced:
May 30, 2012 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA29]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)

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Status

This bill was introduced on May 30, 2012, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced May 30, 2012
Referred to Committee May 30, 2012
Cosponsors
3 cosponsors (3D) (show)
Committees

House Transportation and Infrastructure

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Full Title

To revise the regulations regarding estimated cost of the assistance and localized impacts factors used by the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and for other purposes.

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Last updated May 30, 2012.
3 pages

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5/30/2012--Introduced.
Disaster Declaration Improvement Act - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to issue a revised rule governing factors to consider in evaluating a governor's request for a major disaster declaration to require:
(1) the "estimated cost of assistance" to be considered equally with the other five factors described in the rule; and
(2) the "evaluation of localized impacts" to include consideration of the budgetary resources available to local and state governments to respond to and recover from such disaster and the impact of the disaster on a small city or a census-designated place with a population of less than 25,000 or a medium city with a population of less than 250,000 if either is located within a large county with a population of more than 1 million and in a large state with a population of more than 5 million if the level of financial damage in such city exceeds 10% of the city's general fund or $100 per capita of the census-designated place or city.

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