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EMA director tells committee FEMA Act of 2025 could speed assistance and mitigation approvals
Summary
The county EMA director briefed the committee on the FEMA Act of 2025, saying it could accelerate individual assistance after non‑catastrophic events, expedite mitigation project approvals and increase local control but may shift more responsibility to states and local coordinators.
The county's emergency management director urged the Law & Government Committee to monitor and consider support for the FEMA Act of 2025, which presenters said would speed individual assistance, speed mitigation project review and give more local and state flexibility in program execution.
The presenter told the committee that in a recent August wind event the FEMA decision process delayed individual…
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