FEMA Obligates $33.5 Million To New York State For Agencies Involved In Response And Recovery Efforts
Release Date: November 8, 2002
Release Number: 1391-169
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New York, NY -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) released $33.5 million in funding today to the state of New York for response and recovery costs related to the Sept. 11 terrorist attack.
The grants in this round include:
- $12 million for the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) for the repair
of portions of the 1 & 9 subway lines and Cortlandt St. station.
While MTA has an insurance policy that underwrote most of the repair
costs, a significant deductible remained. The FEMA Public Assistant
grant covers 80 percent of the insurance deductible. The funds are in
addition to the $4.55 billion for a state-of-the-art transportation
network for lower Manhattan announced in August.
- $6,387,698 to the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) for overtime
costs for EMS personnel at both the World Trade Center site and the
Fresh Kills Landfill and firefighters filling in for those who sustained
line-of-duty injuries. In addition, the funding covers costs associated
with cleaning 152 FDNY vehicles.
- $2,420,948 to reimburses New York State's Emergency Management Office
(SEMO) for overtime labor, contract services, equipment, supplies and
travel for emergency response work performed at the Emergency Operations
Center at Pier 92, the Disaster Field Office at Pier 90 and other locations
in New York and Albany while responding to the World Trade Center attack.
- $1,824,940 to reimburse the New York City Department of Business Services
for the cost of operating a Brooklyn-to-Manhattan commuter ferry service
from June 24, 2002, to Dec. 24, 2002. The ferry - which is free to commuters
- operates between the Brooklyn Army Terminal and Pier 11 in Manhattan
and is one of several measures implemented for commuters who relied
on transportation routes that were disrupted by the disaster.
- $1,021,353 to assist Nassau County with expenses incurred from canceling and rescheduling primary elections on Sept. 11, 2001. As a result of the collapse of the World Trade Center on primary election day, Governor Pataki declared a statewide emergency and suspended the elections. The elections were quickly rescheduled and held on Sept. 25.
"Emergency agencies at the federal, state and local level have all worked together to provide relief to hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers affected by the World Trade Center attack," said FEMA Director Joe M. Allbaugh. "President George W. Bush and FEMA are committed to providing the federal assistance needed to support these extraordinary response and recovery efforts."
"The Public Assistance program is instrumental in the recovery of New York," said SEMO Director Edward F. Jacoby, Jr. "Governor Pataki and the state of New York remain committed to our close partnership with FEMA and our efforts to rebuild New York City."
The grants are funded through the FEMA/State of New York Public Assistance Program, which reimburses local and state government agencies and certain non-profits providing a government-like service for disaster-related losses and costs not covered by insurance. Among the categories eligible for reimbursement are debris removal, emergency protective measures and the repair or restoration of damaged public facilities.
Typically, the federal share is 75 percent, with the state and local governments providing 25 percent of total eligible costs. President George W. Bush authorized FEMA to pay for 100 percent of the program costs after the World Trade Center disaster. FEMA and the New York State Emergency Management Office have partnered to administer the program.
Last Modified: Monday, 07-Jul-2003 16:09:21