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 Senate State Government Committee
Topics:State government
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 12, 2022
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 12, 2022
- Done: Senate committeeFebruary 2, 2022
- Done: Passes the SenateApril 18, 202249–0
- Skipped: House committeeSkipped
- Done: Passes the HouseMarch 30, 202294–0
- Done: To the GovernorMay 2, 2022
- Done: Signed into lawMay 2, 2022
HF 2515 became law → The same legislation passed as HF 2515, so this version was set aside. Go to HF 2515 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary The state's emergency management department can now use interest earned from the flood recovery fund to pay for certain costs. This money will cover expenses for people working on voting boards and help pay for running flood prevention programs. It also provides funds to assist people applying for help with flood mitigation.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.
Senate subcommittee
Named January 12, 2022 (as SSB 3007). On January 27, 2022 it recommended passage.
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