Sentences with phrase «federal emergency relief funds»

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

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.

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.

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.

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 fundingFunding 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 fundingfunding 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 fundingfunding needs.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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).