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Committee advances bill to speed disaster grant delivery by easing procurement steps
Summary
Lawmakers advanced a bill to allow the comptroller to approve emergency operating loans and to exempt disaster grants administered by the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency from some procurement requirements, aiming to speed relief after storms.
Representative Alexander presented House Bill 1467 on Feb. 18 to streamline how the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency administers disaster grants, saying procurement rules have delayed relief in past disasters. "This bill exempts disaster grants administered by TEMA from existing procurement requirements and will ensure that communities affected by a disaster get relief as fast as…
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