Establishes the State-Managed Disaster Assistance Program to provide state-funded emergency preparedness, response, and recovery.
The bill establishes the State-Managed Disaster Assistance Program, enabling the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency to administer state-funded emergency preparedness, response, and recovery. It creates the State-Managed Disaster Assistance Trust Fund in the State Treasury for disaster assistance. The fund can be used for purposes established in the Disaster Assistance Act of 1993 and other lawful purposes. The director can allocate funds from the trust fund to meet the cost of projects, and state contributions for facility repairs can be reduced by insurance settlements.
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