10-R173
2010 -- H 8020
Enacted 04/12/10
H O U S E R E S
O L U T I O N
MEMORIALIZING
THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO WAIVE THE TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT MATCHING FUNDS
REQUIREMENT
Introduced By: Representatives Loughlin, Trillo, Brien, Kennedy, and Costantino
Date Introduced: April 12, 2010
WHEREAS, Relentless and
record-shattering rainstorms have caused the most severe
flooding to hit
left homeless and jobless and the array of
jeopardy; and
WHEREAS, President Barack Obama declared a state of emergency
in portions of Rhode
Island, an action that has provided grants and
low-interest loans to assist individuals and
businesses; and
WHEREAS, In order to
assist cities and towns in dealing with some of the aftermath of
the storms, the state is applying for a “public
assistance declaration” which would make state and
local government agencies eligible for federal
reimbursement for the cost of fighting the floods
and cleaning up afterward, including infrastructure
repair; and
WHEREAS, These funds would be offered through the Federal Emergency
Management
Administration (FEMA) as a matching grant, with 75
percent coming from the federal
government and 25 percent from the state or local government;
now, therefore be it
RESOLVED,
That this House of Representatives of the State of
Providence Plantations
hereby urges the United States Congress to waive the twenty-five percent
matching contribution required for federal reimbursement to
assist cities and towns with respect
to FEMA funding under the “public assistance
declaration”; and be it further
RESOLVED,
That the Secretary of State be and he hereby is
authorized and directed to
transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to the Rhode
Island Congressional Delegation.
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