Revision: March 31, 2022, 9:09 a.m.
Sen. Morse, Dist 22
March 29, 2022
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Floor Amendment to SB 402-FN
Amend the title of the bill by replacing it with the following:
AN ACT relative to financial assistance for municipalities affected by disasters.
Amend the bill by replacing all after the enacting clause with the following:
1 New Section; Homeland Security and Emergency Management; Disaster Relief Assistance for Municipalities. Amend RSA 21-P by inserting after section 37-c the following new section:
21-P:37-d Disaster Relief Assistance for Municipalities. When the President of the United States declares an area a federal disaster area or the governor declares a state of emergency as defined in RSA 21-P:35, VIII, and a municipality has applied for federal emergency assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Administration, the governor, with the approval of the fiscal committee of the general court and the executive council may approve disbursements of financial assistance to affected municipalities. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sum out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill creates an avenue for the governor, with the approval of the fiscal committee and the executive council, to disburse financial assistance to municipalities affected by federally-declared disasters or governor-declared state of emergencies.