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Committee hears request to broaden use of FEMA denial reserve for disaster recovery and ARPA administration
Summary
Administration proposed expanding a $15 million prior-year FEMA denial reserve to cover unanticipated department administrative costs from declared disasters and ARPA-related statewide administrative expenses.
Deputy Commissioner Artie Merrill and other administration staff told the committee that a $15 million general-fund appropriation made in fiscal 2024 to offset denied FEMA reimbursement claims still contains more than $13 million in available spending authority.
Merrill said the administration proposes amending the original fiscal‑2024 language to broaden allowable uses. Under the proposed change, remaining funds could be used not only to offset the…
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