Bills › 89th General Assembly
Relating to authorized uses of interest earned on funds in the flood recovery fund and including effective date provisions
Sponsored by the House State Government Committee
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 19, 2022
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 19, 2022
- Done: House committeeJanuary 25, 2022
- Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 2515
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Became HF 2515 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 2515 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary The state's emergency management department can use interest earned from the flood recovery fund to pay for certain costs. This money would cover expenses for people working on voting boards and help pay for running flood prevention programs. It also provides funds to assist the board and people applying for flood mitigation help.1
Read the official explanation
This bill authorizes the department of homeland security and emergency management to use the interest earned on moneys in the flood recovery fund under Code section 418.16 for reimbursement of actual expenses of voting board members under Code section 418.6 and for costs incurred by the department to administer the flood mitigation program and to provide assistance to the flood mitigation board and program applicants under Code section 418.7. The bill takes effect upon enactment.
House subcommittee
Named February 2, 2022. On February 16, 2022 it recommended passage.
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