Establishes a State Disaster Relief Program to provide grants to counties for disaster response costs.
This bill creates the State Disaster Relief Program to be administered by a designated agency. County emergency management agencies can request grants to offset costs from disasters that do not qualify for federal relief. Grants can be used for infrastructure repair, emergency measures, public health protection, and debris removal. The program is funded through annual appropriations, with a cap of $250,000 per county per fiscal year.
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