I 111th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3466 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 31, 2009 Mr. Cao introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.

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Special rule for certain major disasters

Section 406 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act is amended by adding at the end the following: (e)

Special rule for certain major disasters

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Consolidation of funds

Notwithstanding subsection (a)(1), if the President determines that there is extensive and widespread damage and destruction resulting from a major disaster, the President may allow a State or local government or a private nonprofit facility, as the case may be, to consolidate contributions received as a lump sum payment to repair, restore, reconstruct, or replace more than one public facility. A State or local government and a private nonprofit facility may choose whether or not to repair, restore, reconstruct, or replace one or more of such facilities after assessing the need for such facilities after such major disaster. (2)

Federal share

Notwithstanding subsection (c)(1)(A), the Federal share for a public facility shall be an amount equal to 100 percent of the Federal estimate of the cost of repairing, restoring, reconstructing, or replacing the facilities and of management expenses. .