Enrolled HB 292: Relating to grants to victims of a disaster in this state; and providing for an effective date.
00Enrolled HB 292 01 Relating to grants to victims of a disaster in this state; and providing for an effective date. 02 _______________ 03 * Section 1. AS 26.23.090(b) is amended to read: 04 (b) The governor is authorized to make financial grants to an individual or 05 family to meet disaster-related necessary expenses or serious needs of individuals or 06 families adversely affected by the disaster that cannot otherwise adequately be met 07 from other means of assistance. The governor may make a grant to an individual and 08 family under this subsection as follows: 09 (1) when the President declares a major disaster, the governor may 10 make a grant of an amount whose total of federal and state shares does not exceed the 11 maximum amount authorized by 42 U.S.C. 5174(h) [42 U.S.C. 5178(f)] for grants 12 payable to individuals and families; 13 (2) when the President does not declare a major disaster but the
01 governor declares a disaster emergency, the governor may make a grant of an amount 02 not to exceed one-half of the maximum grant amount established under (1) of this 03 subsection [$5,000]. 04 * Sec. 2. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).