State-Managed Disaster Relief Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 2342 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2342 To establish alternate procedures for lump sum payments for certain covered small disasters, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 25, 2025 Mr. Rouzer (for himself and Mr. Carter of Louisiana) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To establish alternate procedures for lump sum payments for certain covered small disasters, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``State-Managed Disaster Relief Act''. SEC. 2. ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES FOR COVERED SMALL DISASTERS. The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``TITLE VIII--ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES FOR COVERED SMALL DISASTERS ``SEC. 801. ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES FOR COVERED SMALL DISASTERS. ``(a) In General.--The Governor of a State or the governing body of an Indian tribal government for the area in which a covered small disaster occurs may request a lump sum payment of the estimated damages calculated under subsection (b) for such disaster in lieu of any assistance under the Public Assistance Program for such disaster. ``(b) Calculation.--Notwithstanding the requirements of section 206.47(b) of title 44, Code of Federal Regulations, a payment under subsection (a) shall be equal to the amount that is 80 percent of the total estimated cost of assistance under the Public Assistance Program for a covered small disaster in the area of jurisdiction of the State or Indian tribal government request