HR 3593 · 101th Congress · Emergency Management

Hurricane Hugo Emergency Relief Act

Introduced 1989-11-07· Sponsored by Del. de Lugo, Ron [D-VI-At Large]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Executive Comment Received from FEMA.(1990-02-07)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Hurricane Hugo Emergency Relief Act - Requires the Chief of Engineers, upon the request of the Governor of the Virgin Islands, to provide assistance to the Virgin Islands in carrying out any project for repair, restoration, reconstruction, or replacement of any facility eligible for assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act with respect to damages resulting from Hurricane Hugo. Directs that the Chief be reimbursed for such expenditures from funds appropriated for carrying out such Act. Provides that the Federal share for such assistance shall be 100 percent. Requires the Chief, upon request of the Governor of the Virgin Islands or Puerto Rico, to restore beaches in the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico damaged by Hurricane Hugo for purposes of preventing and mitigating storm damages and assisting in the recovery of damages resulting from such hurricane. Directs that the Chief be reimbursed for such expenditures from funds appropriated for carrying out such Act. Sets forth cost sharing allocations. Provides that upon request of the Governor of the Virgin Islands, the Federal official administering assistance for a construction project in the V…

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Cosponsors (12)

8 Democrats4 Republicans