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Introduced
10/02/2018
10/02/2018
In Committee
10/15/2018
10/15/2018
Crossed Over
10/15/2018
10/15/2018
Passed
10/15/2018
10/15/2018
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
10/16/2018
10/16/2018
Introduced Session
2018 Third Extra Session
Bill Summary
2018 Hurricane Florence Disaster Recovery Act
AI Summary
This bill, the 2018 Hurricane Florence Disaster Recovery Act, appropriates $398,430,477 from the Hurricane Florence Disaster Recovery Fund for the 2018-2019 fiscal year to provide necessary and appropriate relief and assistance for the effects of Hurricane Florence. The bill establishes the Hurricane Florence Disaster Recovery Reserve to maintain funds reserved for disaster recovery, transfers funds from various state sources to the Reserve, and allocates the funds to state agencies, local governments, and educational institutions for disaster recovery efforts. The bill also creates the Office of Recovery and Resiliency in the Department of Public Safety to execute multi-year recovery and resiliency projects and administer Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery program funds. Additionally, the bill establishes an emergency scholarship grant program for postsecondary students impacted by Hurricane Florence, provides funding for behavioral health services and assistance for unaffiliated community hospitals, and includes various other provisions related to disaster relief and recovery.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance
Sponsors (37)
Danny Britt (R)*,
Harry Brown (R)*,
Robert Clark (D)*,
Don Davis (D)*,
Milton Fitch (D)*,
Brent Jackson (R)*,
Michael Lee (R)*,
Tom McInnis (R)*,
Wesley Meredith (R)*,
Bill Rabon (R)*,
Norman Sanderson (R)*,
Erica Smith (D)*,
John Alexander (R),
Deanna Ballard (R),
Dan Barrett (R),
Tamara Barringer (R),
Dan Bishop (R),
Dan Blue (D),
Bill Cook (R),
Warren Daniel (R),
Jim Davis (R),
Chuck Edwards (R),
Joel Ford (D),
Valerie Foushee (D),
Rick Gunn (R),
Jeff Jackson (D),
Joyce Krawiec (R),
Paul Lowe (D),
Floyd McKissick (D),
Paul Newton (R),
Ronald Rabin (R),
Gladys Robinson (D),
Jeffery Tarte (R),
Jerry Tillman (R),
Terry Van Duyn (D),
Joyce Waddell (D),
Trudy Wade (R),
Last Action
Ch. SL 2018-136 (on 10/16/2018)
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