Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Mississippi Emergency Management Agency; establish state public assistance program.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/15 (H) Referred To Military Affairs;Appropriations | |
| 2 | 01/30 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | Passage | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
House Committees:
Principal Author: Rogers
Code Sections: A 033-0015-0307, A 033-0015-0313, A 033-0015-0317, A 043-0041-0013
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 33-15-307, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE USE OF THE DISASTER ASSISTANCE TRUST FUND FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE UNDER A STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARED BY THE GOVERNOR; TO AMEND SECTION 33-15-313, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A STATE OR LOCAL AGENCY SHALL MAKE APPLICATION FOR STATE AND/OR FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF THE DECLARATION OF A STATE OF EMERGENCY BY THE GOVERNOR; TO AMEND SECTION 33-15-317, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE MAXIMUM LIMIT ON THE ADVANCE OF FUNDS WHICH A STATE OR LOCAL AGENCY MAY RECEIVE TO INITIATE A PROJECT UNDER A STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARED BY THE GOVERNOR; TO AMEND SECTION 43-41-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IN THE EVENT OF A GOVERNOR'S STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARATION, THE STATE GRANTS AWARDED TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES UNDER THE STATE'S NATURAL DISASTER PLAN SHALL BE EQUAL TO AN AMOUNT ESTABLISHED BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE MISSISSIPPI EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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