3.0.0 4163 2023-01-13T04:49:52Z 2023-01-13T04:49:52Z House H HR 2005-10-27 109 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Referred to 2005-10-28T17:43:18Z Referred to 2005-10-27T14:01:50Z Debris Removal Act of 2005 109 939 S 2006-08-30 By Senator Collins from Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs filed written report under authority of the order of the Senate of 08/04/2006. Report No. 109-320. Related bill CRS Text similarities House 2005-10-28 hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. Committee 2005-10-27 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2005-10-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-10-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000287 Rep. Jindal, Bobby [R-LA-1] Bobby Jindal R LA 1 N M000388 Rep. McCrery, Jim [R-LA-4] JIM MCCRERY R LA 4 2005-10-27 True M001161 Rep. Melancon, Charlie [D-LA-3] Charlie Melancon D LA 3 2005-10-27 True A000361 Rep. Alexander, Rodney [R-LA-5] Rodney Alexander R LA 5 2005-10-28 False W000437 Rep. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS-1] Roger Wicker R MS F. 1 2005-11-03 False Emergency Management Access to health care Administrative procedure Claims Commerce Crime and Law Enforcement Department of Homeland Security Disaster relief Economics and Public Finance Emergency medicine Energy Environmental Protection Fire fighters Government Operations and Politics Health Highway maintenance Hurricane aftermath legislation Hurricanes Intergovernmental fiscal relations Landowners Law Law enforcement officers Paramedical personnel Police Public utilities Refuse and refuse disposal Standards Transportation and Public Works Emergency Management 00 2005-10-27 Introduced in House 2005-12-01T22:30:06Z Debris Removal Act of 2005 - Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to pay an eligible disaster relief applicant 50% of the federal share of assistance for which the applicant is eligible under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, within 60 days after the applicant files a claim for such assistance.

Authorizes reimbursement for clearing and removing debris to include reimbursement for clearing, removing, and disposing of debris from any emergency access road.

Authorizes federal assistance for removing debris and wreckage resulting from a major disaster from owner-occupied private residential residential property, utilities, and residential infrastructure (such as a private access route) as necessary for a safe and sanitary living or functioning condition.

Provides that, for at least 180 days after the declaration of an emergency or major disaster between August 25, 2005, and December 31, 2005, the federal share of assistance provided to eligible applicants for debris removal shall be 100%. Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide clear, concise, and uniform guidelines for the reimbursement to any county or government entity affected by a hurricane of the cost of hurricane debris removal.

]]> Debris Removal Act of 2005 Display Title Debris Removal Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced To expedite payments of certain Federal emergency assistance authorized pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, and to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to exercise certain authority provided under that Act. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Debris Removal Act of 2005 Introduced in House 2005-10-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr4163ih/xml/BILLS-109hr4163ih.xml 2005-10-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.