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State agencies and DOT outline emergency aid, road damage and insurance gaps after floods

AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - SENATE · August 1, 2019
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Summary

Arkansas emergency management, National Guard and ARDOT presented damage estimates and assistance tallies; ADEM reported FEMA approvals and preliminary infrastructure estimates, the National Guard gave operational costs and ARDOT listed immediate highway closures and projected repair costs; insurance officials urged clearer consumer disclosure about flood coverage.

State and federal responders told a joint legislative committee the flood damaged roads, bridges and municipal infrastructure and that recovery will require layered funding from federal and state programs.

AJ Gary of the Division of Emergency Management gave the most detailed program numbers presented to the panel: 13 counties were designated for individual assistance (including Arkansas, Conway, Crawford, Faulkner, Jefferson, Logan, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Sebastian and Yell), and ADEM reported…

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