Vermont 2025 2025-2026 Regular Session

Vermont House Bill H0465 Introduced / Bill

Filed 03/11/2025

                    BILL AS INTRODUCED 	H.465 
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H.465 1 
SHORT FORM 2 
Introduced by Representatives Waszazak of Barre City and Galfetti of Barre 3 
Town 4 
Referred to Committee on  5 
Date:  6 
Subject: Internal security and public safety; emergency management; 7 
miscellaneous amendments relating to flood response and resilience  8 
Statement of purpose of bill as introduced:  This bill proposes to make 9 
municipalities eligible for financial assistance from the Division of Emergency 10 
Management to cover emergency response costs, temporary housing, 11 
sheltering services, and local infrastructure repairs pending reimbursement 12 
from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.  This bill also proposes to 13 
require the State to cover all of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 14 
local match requirements for municipalities impacted by flooding. 15 
An act relating to flood response and financial assistance for municipalities 16 
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont:  17 
(TEXT OMITTED IN SHORT-FORM BILLS) 18