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Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Part A · Chapter 68 — Disaster Relief

§ 5196c. Grants for construction of emergency operations centers

Statutory text

(a)

Grants

The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency may make grants to States and Indian tribal governments under this subchapter for equipping, upgrading, and constructing State, local, and Tribal emergency operations centers.

(b)

Federal share

Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, the Federal share of the cost of an activity carried out using amounts from grants made under this section shall not exceed 75 percent.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Pub. L. 93–288 title VI § 614 · 88 Stat. 143

    Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 5196c

    Pub. L. 93–288, title VI, § 614, as added Pub. L. 103–337, div. C, title XXXIV, § 3411(a)(3), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 3107

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 93–288, title VI, § 614, as added Pub. L. 103–337, div. C, title XXXIV, § 3411(a)(3), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 3107

  2. Pub. L. 110–53 title II § 202 · 121 Stat. 266

    Amended · 42 U.S.C. § 5196c

    Pub. L. 110–53 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, funds appropriated to carry out this subchapter may not be used for the purpose of constructing emergency operating centers (or similar facilities) in any State unless such State matches in an equal amount the amount made available to such State under this subchapter for such purpose.”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 110–53 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, funds appropriated to carry out this subchapter may not be used for the purpose of constructing emergency operating centers (or similar facilities) in any State unless such State matches in an equal amount the amount made available to such State under this subchapter for such purpose.”

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 202. GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTERS.   Section 614 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5196c) is amended to read as follows: “SEC. 614. GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTERS. “(a) Grants.— The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency may make grants to States under this title for equipping, upgrading, and constructing State and local emergency operations centers. “(b) Federal Share.— Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the Federal share of the cost of an activity carried out using amounts from grants made under this section shall not exceed 75 percent.” .

  3. FEMA Improvement, Reform, and Efficiency Act of 2022

    Pub. L. 117–251 § 11(a) · 136 Stat. 2354

    1. Inserted · 42 U.S.C. § 5196c(a)

      Pub. L. 117–251 inserted “and Indian tribal governments” after “grants to States”

    2. Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 5196c(a)

      Pub. L. 117–251 substituted “State, local, and Tribal” for “State and local”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 117–251 inserted “and Indian tribal governments” after “grants to States” and substituted “State, local, and Tribal” for “State and local”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (a) In General.— Section 614(a) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5196c(a)) is amended— (1) by inserting “and Indian tribal governments” after “grants to States”; and (2) by striking “State and local” and inserting “State, local, and Tribal”.

    Effective date note
    Pub. L. 117–251, § 11(b), Dec. 20, 2022, 136 Stat. 2358, provided that: “The amendments made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall apply with respect to amounts appropriated on or after the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 20, 2022].”

3 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 2288 of the former Appendix to Title 50, War and National Defense, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–337, § 3412(a).

Amendments2007–2022 · 2 rounds

2022

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 117–251 inserted “and Indian tribal governments” after “grants to States” and substituted “State, local, and Tribal” for “State and local”.

2007

Pub. L. 110–53 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, funds appropriated to carry out this subchapter may not be used for the purpose of constructing emergency operating centers (or similar facilities) in any State unless such State matches in an equal amount the amount made available to such State under this subchapter for such purpose.”

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2022 Amendment

Pub. L. 117–251, § 11(b), , 136 Stat. 2358, provided that: “The amendments made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall apply with respect to amounts appropriated on or after the date of enactment of this Act [].”

Non-Federal Cost Share

Pub. L. 108–7, div. K, title IV, § 419, , 117 Stat. 526, provided that: “Notwithstanding 42 U.S.C. 5196c, amounts provided in Public Law 107–117 [see Tables for classification] and subsequent appropriations Acts for the construction of emergency operations centers (or similar facilities) shall only require a 25 percent non-Federal cost share.”

Credits

1994–2022 · 3 acts
  1. 1994Pub. L. 93–288, title VI, § 614, as added Pub. L. 103–337, div. C, title XXXIV, § 3411(a)(3), , 108 Stat. 3107
  2. 2007amended Pub. L. 110–53, title II, § 202, , 121 Stat. 295
  3. 2022Pub. L. 117–251, § 11(a), , 136 Stat. 2358.
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(Pub. L. 93–288, title VI, § 614, as added Pub. L. 103–337, div. C, title XXXIV, § 3411(a)(3), , 108 Stat. 3107; amended Pub. L. 110–53, title II, § 202, , 121 Stat. 295; Pub. L. 117–251, § 11(a), , 136 Stat. 2358.)

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