KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — Kaufman County is among 25 counties named in a Presidential Disaster Declaration due to damage sustained from severe weather at the end of December, Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced earlier today.
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — Kaufman County is among 25 counties named in a Presidential Disaster Declaration due to damage sustained from severe weather at the end of December, Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced earlier today.
Abbott requested the declaration for 25 counties on January 26, 2016.
“This morning, the President granted the request for Public Assistance for the following 25 counties: Bailey, Castro, Childress, Cochran, Dallas, Deaf Smith, Dickens, Ellis, Hall, Hardeman, Harrison, Henderson, Hopkins, Kaufman, Kent, King, Lamb, Lubbock, Navarro, Parmer, Rains, Red River, Rockwall, Titus, and Van Zandt,” stated a release from Governor Abbott’s office.
“I want to thank the President and FEMA for granting my request for a disaster declaration in these 25 Texas counties,” said Governor Abbott. “We will continue to work with our FEMA partners to rebuild these counties and ensure that they come back stronger than ever.”
Governor Abbott’s request for Individual Assistance for the following six Texas counties remains under review: Collin, Dallas, Ellis, Franklin, Rockwall and Van Zandt.
According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, assistance for the state and affected local governments can include as required:
"Payment of not less than 75 percent of the eligible costs for debris removal and emergency protective measures taken to save lives and protect property and public health. Emergency protective measures assistance is available to state and eligible local governments on a cost-sharing basis (Source: FEMA funded, state administered.)
Payment of not less than 75 percent of the eligible costs for repairing or replacing damaged public facilities, such as roads, bridges, utilities, buildings, schools, recreational areas, and similar publicly owned property, as well as certain private non-profit organizations engaged in community service activities. (Source: FEMA funded, state administered.)
Payment of not more than 75 percent of the approved costs for hazard mitigation projects undertaken by state and local governments to prevent or reduce long-term risk to life and property from natural or technological disasters. (Source: FEMA funded, state administered.)"
