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Administration seeks wider authority to ‘cure’ ARPA risks and to broaden disaster-match funding
Summary
Administration officials told the House Appropriations Committee they seek authority to reapply remaining ERA II federal funds (up to $14.3 million) to lower‑risk eligible uses to reduce exposure to potential U.S. Treasury recoupments, and to broaden a $30 million disaster-match appropriation to cover non‑federal shares for 2023 and 2024 events.
Agency witnesses told the House Appropriations Committee on Feb. 26 that the administration seeks increased authority to reapply remaining ERA II federal grant funds to lower‑risk, eligible expenses in order to reduce the state’s exposure to future U.S. Treasury demand letters.
Douglas Farnham described a program the administration initially sought with $5 million in authority that would permit the state to “cure” identified ineligible expenditures by applying ERA II funds to eligible…
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