2021, will have a statewide per capita impact indicator
increased to $1.63 and current figures are $4.10 per capita for
the county; and
WHEREAS, Although municipalities may meet the criteria for
per capita damage based on the county or the state thresholds,
a municipality's overall eligibility based on current figures
may qualify under one indicator, but not the other; and
WHEREAS, In Tioga County, during the spring of 2021, flooding
in the Roseville area caused over $8 million in damages; and
WHEREAS, Based on the current FEMA criteria, Tioga County did
not qualify for assistance; and
WHEREAS, Furthermore, in August 2021, there was extensive
flooding caused by a single storm in Northern Tioga County,
Pennsylvania and Southern Steuben County, New York; and
WHEREAS, Stueben County qualified for a public assistance
declaration, while Tioga County did not; and
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania municipalities should be granted equal
access and opportunity to individual and public assistance to
FEMA funding following a declared disaster; and
WHEREAS, By recognizing that hazardous storms and other
natural disasters are not cognizant of geographic borders, FEMA
will permit eligible jurisdictions to apply for the critical
funding to rebuild, repair and sustain infrastructure; therefore
be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania urge the Congress of the United
States to direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency to
update the per capita impact indicator and project thresholds to
provide financial support for jurisdictions impacted by flooding
and other major disasters, to evaluate cost-sharing adjustments
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