[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 29, Number 5 (Monday, February 8, 1993)]
[Page 129]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Letter to Governor Edwin W. Edwards on Disaster Assistance for Louisiana

 February 2, 1993

Dear Governor Edwards:

    As requested, I have declared a major disaster under the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (the Stafford Act) 
for the State of Louisiana due to damage resulting from severe storms 
and flooding on January 20 through January 25, 1993. I have authorized 
Federal relief and recovery assistance in the affected area.
    Individual Assistance will be provided. Public Assistance may be 
added at a later date, if requested and warranted. Consistent with the 
requirement that Federal assistance be supplemental, any Federal funds 
provided under the Stafford Act for Public Assistance will be limited to 
75 percent of the total eligible costs in the designated areas.
    The Federal Emergency Management Agency (``FEMA'') will coordinate 
Federal assistance efforts and designate specific areas eligible for 
such assistance. The Federal Coordinating Officer will be Mr. Leland R. 
Wilson of FEMA. He will consult with you and assist in the execution of 
the FEMA-State Disaster Assistance Agreement governing the expenditure 
of Federal Funds.
    Sincerely,
                                                  Bill Clinton

Note: This letter was made available by the Office of the Press 
Secretary but was not issued as a White House press release.