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A bill to amend the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 to authorize the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide additional assistance to State and local governments for utility costs resulting from the provision of temporary housing units to evacuees from Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes.
To amend the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 to authorize the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide additional assistance to State and local governments for utility costs resulting from the provision of temporary housing units to evacuees from Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes.
Summary
This bill amends the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery of 2006 to extend the period during which the Federal Emergency Management Agency may provide assistance to state and local governments for utility costs related to temporary housing units provided to evacuees from Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes. Specifically, it extends the assistance period from 24 months to 36 months.
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Actions (3)
- May 15, 2008 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery. · senate
- Mar 31, 2008 Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. · senate
- Mar 31, 2008 Introduced in Senate
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 31 (legislative day, March 13), 2008
Ms. Landrieu introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
A BILL
To amend the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 to authorize the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide additional assistance to State and local governments for utility costs resulting from the provision of temporary housing units to evacuees from Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FEDERAL ASSISTANCE FOR UTILITY COSTS RESULTING FROM THE PROVISION OF TEMPORARY HOUSING UNITS TO EVACUEES FROM HURRICANE KATRINA AND OTHER HURRICANES.
Section 2401 of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 109-234; 120 Stat. 460) is amended by striking “24 months” and inserting “36 months”. <all>
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