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Appropriations hearing: bill would let governor authorize $3 million biennial for disaster recovery planning and surge staff
Summary
Department of Military Affairs and disaster officials told the House Appropriations Committee that House Bill 334 would authorize up to $3 million each biennium for recovery planning, training and temporary personal services to address gaps that current response funding does not cover.
House Bill 334 would authorize the governor to make up to $3 million available each biennium to the Department of Military Affairs for activities focused on disaster recovery planning, training and financial administration and to provide surge, temporary personal services after disasters.
At a House Appropriations Committee fiscal hearing, Representative Barker, sponsor, asked members to focus on the fiscal note and said the bill follows interim work and a prior study bill. Janae Grotbo, chief financial officer for the Department of Military Affairs, said the state’s existing $16 million disaster appropriation covers most response costs but does not fund sustained recovery capacity. “This bill gives the governor the ability to…
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