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42 U.S.C. § 5173 — Debris removal
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**(a) Presidential authority** The President, whenever he determines it to be in the public interest, is authorized—
(1) through the use of Federal departments, agencies, and instrumentalities, to clear debris and wreckage resulting from a major disaster from publicly and privately owned lands and waters; and
(2) to make grants to any State or local government or owner or operator of a private nonprofit facility for the purpose of removing debris or wreckage resulting from a major disaster from publicly or privately owned lands and waters.
**(b) Authorization by State or local government; indemnification agreement** No authority under this section shall be exercised unless the affected State or local government shall first arrange an unconditional authorization for removal of such debris or wreckage from public and private property, and, in the case of removal of debris or wreckage from private property, shall first agree to indemnify the Federal Government against any claim arising from such removal.
**(c) Rules relating to large lots** The President shall issue rules which provide for recognition of differences existing among urban, suburban, and rural lands in implementation of this section so as to facilitate adequate removal of debris and wreckage from large lots.
**(d) Federal share** The Federal share of assistance under this section shall be not less than 75 percent of the eligible cost of debris and wreckage removal carried out under this section.
**(e) Expedited payments**
(1) **Grant assistance** — In making a grant under subsection (a)(2), the President shall provide not less than 50 percent of the President’s initial estimate of the Federal share of assistance as an initial payment in accordance with paragraph (2).
(2) **Date of payment** — Not late
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**(a) Presidential authority** The President, whenever he determines it to be in the public interest, is authorized—
(1) through the use of Federal departments, agencies, and instrumentalities, to clear debris and wreckage resulting from a major disaster from publicly and privately owned lands and waters; and
(2) to make grants to any State or local government or owner or operator of a private nonprofit facility for the purpose of removing debris or wreckage resulting from a major disaster from publicly or privately owned lands and waters.
**(b) Authorization by State or local government; indemnification agreement** No authority under this section shall be exercised unless the affected State or local government shall first arrange an unconditional authorization for removal of such debris or wreckage from public and private property, and, in the case of removal of debris or wreckage from private property, shall first agree to indemnify the Federal Government against any claim arising from such removal.
**(c) Rules relating to large lots** The President shall issue rules which provide for recognition of differences existing among urban, suburban, and rural lands in implementation of this section so as to facilitate adequate removal of debris and wreckage from large lots.
**(d) Federal share** The Federal share of assistance under this section shall be not less than 75 percent of the eligible cost of debris and wreckage removal carried out under this section.
**(e) Expedited payments**
(1) **Grant assistance** — In making a grant under subsection (a)(2), the President shall provide not less than 50 percent of the President’s initial estimate of the Federal share of assistance as an initial payment in accordance with paragraph (2).
(2) **Date of payment** — Not later than 60 days after the date of the estimate described in paragraph (1) and not later than 90 days after the date on which the State or local government or owner or operator of a private nonprofit facility applies for assistance under this section, an initial payment described in paragraph (1) shall be paid.
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**(a) Benefit assistance** The President is authorized to provide to any individual unemployed as a result of a major disaster such benefit assistance as he deems appropriate while such individual is unemployed for the weeks of such unemployment with respect to which the individual is not entitled to any other unemployment compensation (as that term is defined in [section 85(b) of title 26](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section85/b&num=0&edition=prelim)) or waiting period credit. Such assistance as the President shall provide shall be available to an individual as long as the individual’s unemployment caused by the major disaster continues or until the individual is reemployed in a suitable position, but no longer than 26 weeks after the major disaster is declared. Such assistance for a week of unemployment shall not exceed the maximum weekly amount authorized under the unemployment compensation law of the State in which the disaster occurred. The President is directed to provide such assistance through agreements with States which, in his judgment, have an adequate system for administering such assistance through existing State agencies.
**(b) Reemployment assistance**
(1) **State assistance** — A State shall provide, without reimbursement from any funds provided under this chapter, reemployment assistance services under any other law administered by the State to individuals receiving benefits under this section.
(2) **Federal assistance** — The President may provide reemployment assistance services under other laws to individuals who are unemployed as a result of a major disaster and who reside in a State which does not provide such services.
**(c) Application deadline**
(1) **In general** — With respect to a major disaster
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**(a) In general** Federal agencies may on the direction of the President, provide assistance essential to meeting immediate threats to life and property resulting from a major disaster, as follows:
(1) **Federal resources, generally** — Utilizing, lending, or donating to State and local governments Federal equipment, supplies, facilities, personnel, and other resources, other than the extension of credit, for use or distribution by such governments in accordance with the purposes of this chapter.
(2) **Medicine, food, and other consumables** — Distributing or rendering through State and local governments, the American National Red Cross, the Salvation Army, the Mennonite Disaster Service, and other relief and disaster assistance organizations medicine durable medical equipment,,11 So in original. The extra comma probably should follow “medicine”. food, and other consumable supplies, and other services and assistance to disaster victims.
(3) **Work and services to save lives and protect property** — Performing on public or private lands or waters any work or services essential to saving lives and protecting and preserving property or public health and safety, including—
(A) debris removal;
(B) search and rescue, emergency medical care, emergency mass care, emergency shelter, and provision of food, water, medicine durable medical equipment,,1 and other essential needs, including movement of supplies or persons;
(C) clearance of roads and construction of temporary bridges necessary to the performance of emergency tasks and essential community services;
(D) provision of temporary facilities for schools and other essential community services;
(E) demolition of unsafe structures which endanger the public;
(F) warning of further risks and hazards;
(G)
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**(a) In general** If the Federal estimate of the cost of—
(1) repairing, restoring, reconstructing, or replacing under [section 5172 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5172&num=0&edition=prelim) any damaged or destroyed public facility or private nonprofit facility,
(2) emergency assistance under section 5170b or 5192 of this title, or
(3) debris removed under [section 5173 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5173&num=0&edition=prelim),
is less than $1,000,000 (or, if the Administrator has established a threshold under subsection (b), the amount established under subsection (b)), the President (on application of the State or local government or the owner or operator of the private nonprofit facility) may make the contribution to such State or local government or owner or operator under section 5170b, 5172, 5173, or 5192 of this title, as the case may be, on the basis of such Federal estimate. Such $1,000,000 amount or, if applicable, the amount established under subsection (b), shall be adjusted annually to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Department of Labor.
**(b) Threshold**
(1) **Report** — Not later than 1 year after January 29, 2013, the President, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (in this section referred to as the “Administrator”), shall—
(A) complete an analysis to determine whether an increase in the threshold for eligibility under subsection (a) is appropriate, which shall include consideration of cost-effectiveness, speed of recovery, capacity of grantees, past performance, and accountability measures; and
(B) submit to the Committee on Transpo
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**(a) Specified** In any emergency, the President may—
(1) direct any Federal agency, with or without reimbursement, to utilize its authorities and the resources granted to it under Federal law (including personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, and managerial, technical and advisory services) in support of State and local emergency assistance efforts to save lives, protect property and public health and safety, and lessen or avert the threat of a catastrophe, including precautionary evacuations;
(2) coordinate all disaster relief assistance (including voluntary assistance) provided by Federal agencies, private organizations, and State and local governments;
(3) provide technical and advisory assistance to affected State and local governments for—
(A) the performance of essential community services;
(B) issuance of warnings of risks or hazards;
(C) public health and safety information, including dissemination of such information;
(D) provision of health and safety measures; and
(E) management, control, and reduction of immediate threats to public health and safety;
(4) provide emergency assistance through Federal agencies;
(5) remove debris in accordance with the terms and conditions of [section 5173 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5173&num=0&edition=prelim);
(6) provide assistance in accordance with [section 5174 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5174&num=0&edition=prelim) and [section 5183 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5183&num=0&edition=prelim);
(7) assist State and local governments in the distribution of medicine, food, and other consumable supplies, and emergency as
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 5173
GUIDANCE AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Pub. L. 115–254, div. D, § 1230, Oct. 5, 2018, 132 Stat.
3459, provided that:
‘‘(a) GUIDANCE.—The Administrator [of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency] shall provide guid-
ance to a common interest community that provides
essential services of a governmental nature on actions
that a common interest community may take in order
to be eligible to receive reimbursement from a grantee
that receives funds from the [Federal Emergency Man-
agement] Agency for certain activities performed after
an event that results in a major disaster declared by
the President under section 401 of the Robert T. Staf-
ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 5170).
‘‘(b) RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not later than 90 days after
the date of enactment of this Act [Oct. 5, 2018], the Ad-
ministrator shall provide to the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure of the House of Represent-
atives and the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate a legislative pro-
posal on how to provide eligibility for disaster assist-
ance with respect to common areas of condominiums
and housing cooperatives.
‘‘(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall be effective
on the date of enactment of this Act.’’
POST-DISASTER BUILDING SAFETY ASSESSMENT
Pub. L. 115–254, div. D, § 1241, Oct. 5, 2018, 132 Stat.
3466, provided that:
‘‘(a) BUILDING SAFETY ASSESSMENT TEAM.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator [of the Fed-
eral Emergency Management Agency] shall coordi-
nate with State and local governments and organiza-
tions representing design professionals, such as archi-
tects and engineers, to develop guidance, including
best practices, for post-disaster assessment of build-
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