Establish a FEMA community tornado resilience grant program for state and local emergency management agencies in high-risk areas, including for storm shelters, warning systems, backup power, preparedness plans, and public education.

Jeff Hurd · Colorado · Republican

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Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Establish a FEMA grant program for tornado preparedness and resilience in high-risk areas.. Promised outcome: State and local emergency management agencies receive support for storm shelters, warning systems, backup power, emergency plans, public education, and related tornado resilience projects.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. 119th Congress; H.R. 10486, the Relief Without Delay Act, introduced in the House with Jeff Hurd of Colorado listed among the members for whom the bill was introduced.

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SEC. 8. Community tornado resilience grant program . (a) Establishment .—The Administrator of FEMA shall establish a program to award grants to State and local emergency management agencies to support tornado preparedness and resilience in high-risk areas. (b) Eligible uses .—Grants awarded under this section may be used for— (1) construction or retrofitting of community storm shelters, including shelters located in schools, mobile home communities, and other high-risk locations; (2) installation or modernization of warning systems; (3) deployment of backup power for warning systems; (4) development of local emergency preparedness plans and public education initiatives; and (5) other projects determined appropriate by the Administrator to enhance tornado resilience.

The bill would create FEMA grants for state and local tornado preparedness and resilience projects in high-risk areas.

H. R. 10486 (Introduced-in-House)
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