Twelve Alabama Counties Added To Infrastructure Disaster Aid List 

Release Date: September 11, 2005
Release Number: 1605-013

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- State and Federal recovery officials announced that twelve additional Alabama counties are now eligible for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reimbursement for approved disaster-related infrastructure costs. The funding, available through the Public Assistance (PA) program, brings the total to twenty-two Alabama counties now eligible for the federal/state cost-share program.

Newly designated counties eligible for PA reimbursement are: Bibb, Colbert, Cullman, Greene, Lamar, Lauderdale, Marion, Monroe, Perry, Pickens, Wilcox and Winston Counties. Two of the added counties, Greene and Pickens were previously declared eligible for FEMA’s Individual Assistance program.

All Public Assistance declared counties are now eligible for the full range of program reimbursement. Assistance categories covered include debris removal, emergency protective measures, road systems and bridges, water control facilities, public buildings and contents, public utilities, parks, and recreational facilities.

The PA designation will reimburse local governments 100-percent of their approved costs for debris removal and emergency protective measures costs incurred for the 60-day period following the Emergency Declaration by President Bush for Alabama on August 29. All other categories will be reimbursed on a 75-percent federal, 25-percent non-federal cost share basis.

Federal Coordinating Officer Ron Sherman said the assistance was approved based on a review of damage data gathered by federal and state disaster recovery officials.

FEMA prepares the nation for all hazards and manages the federal response and recovery efforts following an incident of national significance. FEMA also initiates mitigation activities to reduce the risk of loss in future disasters, trains first responders, workers with state and local emergency managers, and manages the National Flood Insurance Program and the U.S. Fire Administration. FEMA became part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on March 1, 2003.

Last Modified: Sunday, 11-Sep-2005 07:45:41