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MEMA urges deposit to disaster trust fund as FEMA thresholds shift, asks for $1.3M to replace federal shortfall
Summary
MEMA officials warned the committee that expected changes in FEMA public‑assistance thresholds could leave the state and counties with funding gaps and asked for $1.3 million in general funds and authority to create a state disaster trust fund to cover potential shortfalls.
Crystal Thompson (speaker 19) of the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency told the subcommittee MEMA currently relies on federal grants for about 62% of operating expenses but is seeing some federal dollars pulled back. She asked the legislature not to accept a recommendation to cut MEMA’s general funds and instead to provide an additional $1.3 million to keep the agency at level funding: "We respectfully…
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