Sentences with phrase «federal emergency relief»

Hurricane Katrina caused mass devastation and loss of life because recommendations to bolster the levees shielding New Orleans and other protective measures were neglected for decades despite urgent expert warnings, and because the federal emergency relief effort failed completely after the storm.

The governor's office says these and other instances of LED upgrades and architectural embellishments in the MTA's two tunnels are post-Hurricane Sandy repair projects that have nothing to do with the New York Crossings project, and federal emergency relief funds and the MTA's prior capital plan are paying for them.

Not exact matches

The spreading fires prompted Brown to issue emergency proclamations earlier this week for Santa Barbara, San Diego, Los Angeles and Ventura counties, while U.S. President Donald Trump issued a federal proclamation that enables agencies to coordinate relief efforts.

U.S. President Donald Trump approved emergency declarations for Florida, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, mobilizing federal disaster relief efforts, the White House said.

From the shelter, the presidential motorcade travel to First Church to help load water and food on vehicles bound for flood victims in need, and the president, who was asking Congress for almost $ 8 billion in emergency funding, also repeatedly applauded the federal relief efforts thus far.

At the same time, the federal government is also bearing burdens from the storms through emergency disaster relief and payouts from the National Flood Insurance Program.

But Capitol Hill is also widely expected to take up an emergency «supplemental» funding bill that would send tens if not hundreds of billions of dollars to help begin to repair the Texas coast using the Federal Relief Act, which allows the federal government to steer emergency cash to state governments hit by natural disFederal Relief Act, which allows the federal government to steer emergency cash to state governments hit by natural disfederal government to steer emergency cash to state governments hit by natural disasters.

Two weeks after Hurricane Harvey caused devastating flooding in Houston, Congress passed an initial $ 15 billion relief bill — a pot of money the Federal Emergency Management Agency can use to help any disaster zones.

The US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has reversed a policy that prevented places of worship from accessing disaster relief funds.

On topic questions included funding for items in the City's SIRR report and whether there is an alternative source for such items, whether the mayor is satisfied with the pace of City spending of federal money for Sandy relief, whether the mayor is confident of reaching his 500 construction starts and 500 reimbursement checks by Labor Day, Comptroller Scott Stringer's report on a lack of oversight on spending by the Department of Homeless Services, whether the City has the «right formula» for Build It Back, the total number of homes damaged by Sandy and when all will reached through Build It Back, how many of the 132 construction starts to date are repairs and how many are rebuilds and whether the mayor has closely examined the City's emergency management system in the context of preparing for a future coastal storm.

Republican / mayoral candidate Nicole Malliotakis today expressed frustration with the pace of federal storm relief in Puerto Rico and urged the federal government to treat Puerto Rico equally with other areas of the United States in providing storm relief and to accelerate its current emergency aid and response.

«We urge the Federal Government and NEMA take more urgent steps in this regard by sending more relief supplies and emergency workers to the affected areas.

«In response to this crisis, the Federal Government and NEMA have deployed an insufficient amount of emergency staff and relief materials to ameliorate the pain and suffering of Nigerians affected by this disaster.

Officials from Western New York and the House members who represent them met with representatives from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers, with both short term and long term relief in mind.

The bill would authorizes $ 81 billion in aid for ongoing response and recovery from 2017 hurricanes and wildfires, and would authorize Puerto Rico to use surplus toll credits to cover the local share of federal highway emergency relief.

Wildfire Funding and Environmental Reviews — Vote Passed (232 - 188, 12 Not Voting) Passage of the bill would allow for a presidential declaration of a major disaster with regard to wildfires, which would allow for the release of funding from Federal Emergency Management Agency's Disaster Relief Fund to fight major wildfires, and would modify the disaster cap under the Budget Control Act to account for expected wildfire funding needs.

Levine personally brought one of the first planes into Puerto Rico with relief supplies shortly after the Sept. 20 Hurricane Maria disaster, arriving with the goods ahead of anything the Federal Emergency Management Agency offered.

The total would include $ 7.4 billion for the Homeland Security Department's Disaster Relief Fund, which will be used by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to support ongoing hurricane response efforts.

The U.S. Small Business Administration will present information on how to access relief from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), including both short - and long - term loan assistance.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency paid $ 14,000 each for more than 100,000 hurricane relief trailers in 2005.

States used emergency fiscal relief from the federal government (including both education aid and other forms of state fiscal relief) to cover a significant share of their shortfalls through the 2011 fiscal year.

FHWA's emergency relief program provides funds for the repair or reconstruction of federal - aid roads and bridges damaged by natural disasters or catastrophic events.

WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced the immediate availability of $ 750,000 in emergency relief funds from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to help Iowa cover the costs of repairing roads damaged by flooding earlier this week.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced the immediate availability of $ 1 million in Emergency Relief (ER) funds from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to help begin repairs on flood - damaged roads and bridges in north and central Pennsylvania.

WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced the immediate release of $ 2 million in emergency relief funds from the Federal Highway Administration to help the Delaware Department of Transportation repair the I - 495 Bridge over the Christina River northeast of Wilmington after inspections revealed support columns on the bridge had shifted.

«Emergency relief funding like this makes it possible to fast - track repairs to the bridge,» said Deputy Federal Highway Administrator Gregory Nadeau.

WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced the release of $ 1 million in emergency relief funds from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to the Alabama Department of Transportation for repairs to the northbound I - 65 bridge over Middle River in Baldwin and Mobile Counties which was damaged by a truck fire last month.

«Our Emergency Relief program is vital to the people of South Dakota, and other states similarly affected by storms of this magnitude,» said Deputy Federal Highway Administrator Gregory Nadeau.

FHWA's Emergency Relief program provides funds for the repair or reconstruction of federal - aid roads and bridges damaged by natural disasters or catastrophic events

WASHINGTON — U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced an additional $ 750,000 in «quick release» Emergency Relief funds from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to help South Dakota repair roads damaged by heavy rains last month.

Funds from the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Emergency Relief Program will reimburse TDOT for emergency work done in the immediate aftermath of tEmergency Relief Program will reimburse TDOT for emergency work done in the immediate aftermath of temergency work done in the immediate aftermath of the crash.

Issue: 23 U.S.C. 125 authorizes an Emergency Relief (ER) program for the repair or reconstruction of Federal - aid highways and of roads on Federal lands that have suffered serious damage as a result of natural disasters or catastrophic failures from an external cause.

«Emergency relief funding like this makes it possible to fast - track repairs to roads throughout Iowa,» said Deputy Federal Highway Administrator Gregory Nadeau.

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) will provide a total of $ 319,710,818 from its emergency relief program to 28 states, Puerto Rico and American Samoa to reimburse them for damages caused by storms, flooding, hurricanes and other natural events.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao directed Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) officials today to award $ 10 million in Emergency Relief (ER) funds to help begin repairs on the bridge over Atlanta's I - 85 near Piedmont Road which collapsed during rush hour as a result of intense heat from a fire below.

The FHWA's emergency relief program reimburses states for the repair or reconstruction of federal - aid highways that were damaged in disasters and catastrophic failures.

It also builds on the disaster assistance efforts President Obama approved in the last several days, including major disaster declarations, which make federal assistance - like these emergency relief funds - available to supplement state and local response and recovery efforts.

The funds are the first to be allocated as part of the disaster relief package enacted on January 29, 2013, for the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program, which allows FTA to make grants for eligible public transportation capital and operating costs in the event of a federally declared disrelief package enacted on January 29, 2013, for the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program, which allows FTA to make grants for eligible public transportation capital and operating costs in the event of a federally declared disRelief Program, which allows FTA to make grants for eligible public transportation capital and operating costs in the event of a federally declared disaster.

The Federal Highway Administration's Emergency Relief for Federally Owned Roads (ERFO) program will provide funding to the National Park Service for the repair of roads, bridges, ferry docks and pedestrian walkways at five National Parks — the Gateway National Recreation Area in both states, the Statue of Liberty National Monument, Fire Island National Seashore, Governors Island National Monument and Sagamore Hills National Historic Site in New York.

U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $ 28 Million in Emergency Relief Funds to Repair Damaged Transportation Links in Federal Parks and Recreation Areas in New York and New Jersey

«Emergency relief funding will make it possible to fast - track the replacement bridge,» said Deputy Federal Highway Administrator Gregory Nadeau.

Visit the Federal Register Notice: Emergency Relief Program: Proposed Guidance.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced the immediate availability of $ 2 million in Emergency Relief (ER) funds from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to stabilize and repair roads damaged by heavy rains on federal lands throughout Idaho, Oregon, and WashFederal Highway Administration (FHWA) to stabilize and repair roads damaged by heavy rains on federal lands throughout Idaho, Oregon, and Washfederal lands throughout Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.

Upon the lapse of any obligation limitation under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall reduce proportionately the amount authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for fiscal year 2012 to carry out each of the Federal - aid highway and highway safety construction programs (other than emergency relief and funds under the national highway performance program that are exempt from the fiscal year 2012 obligation limitation) by an aggregate amount equal to the amount of adjustment determined pursuant to paragraph (1)(D).

As reported by the CBC, most of the money pledged by the Federal government will actually go to the Red Cross, to help out with the cost of providing emergency aid and relief.

1971 Termination of gold / dollar convertability 1973 - 74 Oil crisis 1974 Budget and Impoundment Control Act 1979 Volcker appointed chairman of Federal Reserve 1980 - 82 Early 80s Recession 1981 Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act 1985 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 1987 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Reaffirmation Act 1989 - 92 End of the Cold War 1990 Budget Enforcement Act 1990 - 92 Early 90s Recession 1992 Presidential Election 1993 Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act 1994 Midterm Elections 1995 - 96 Government Shutdown 1997 Balanced Budget and Taxpayer Relief Act 2001 Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act 2003 Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act 2001 - present War on Terror 2007 - 09 Financial Crisis 2008 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

Issues executive order establishing the Civil Works Administration, an emergency relief program to employ four million jobless on federal, state and local make - work projects.

Participants will be the AVMA, including representatives of its four veterinary medical assistance teams; veterinary colleges in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas; federal departments of agriculture and emergency relief management; the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; and the Humane Society of the US.

We work closely with national emergency relief agencies like FEMA and the National Animal Rescue and Sheltering Coalition to make sure pets are part of federal multi-agency reponses.

Lee worked as mural painter for the Public Works of Art Project, New York, 1934; Temporary Emergency Relief Administration, New York, 1934 - 35; Works Project Administration (W.P.A.) Federal Arts Project, New York, 1934; and the Federal Arts Project, Mural Division, 1938 - 42.