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MN HF2701
Bill
Status
4/7/2014
Primary Sponsor
Gene Pelowski
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AI Summary
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Creates a disaster assistance contingency account in the state general fund to provide cost-share for federal disaster assistance and state public disaster assistance to eligible applicants.
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Requires the state director to award local governments 100 percent of the nonfederal share (up to 25 percent) of FEMA Public Assistance Program costs when state funds are used for cost-share.
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Transfers unexpended and unencumbered balances from expired general fund disaster assistance appropriations to the disaster assistance contingency account for future use.
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Establishes a state public assistance program (Chapter 12B) providing cost-share assistance to local governments with significant per capita damage that are ineligible for federal disaster assistance, requiring the applicant to pay at least 25 percent of eligible costs.
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Appropriates up to $4,000,000 per fiscal year from the general fund for disaster assistance, with commissioner approval and legislative reporting requirements.
Legislative Description
Disaster assistance contingency account created; unused disaster relief appropriation transfer to contingency account required; disaster relief cost-share relationship established between the state, local governments, and American Indian tribes and bands; state public disaster assistance authorized in the absence of federal assistance; and money appropriated.
Last Action
Third reading Passed vote: 54-2
5/2/2014