For Immediate Release
OFFICE OF THE
June 6, 2003
Statement on Federal Assistance in Arkansas
Statement by the Press Secretary
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State
of Arkansas and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local
recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms, tornadoes, and
flooding on May 2, 2003, and continuing.
Federal funding is available to State and eligible local
governments on a cost-sharing basis for the repair or replacement
of public facilities damaged by the severe storms, tornadoes, and
flooding in the counties of Chicot, Cleburne, Conway, Craighead, Cross,
Independence, Jackson, Madison, Newton, Perry, Poinsett, St. Francis,
Van Buren, White, and Woodruff.
Federal funding is also available on a cost-share basis for hazard
mitigation measures.
Representing the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA),
Michael D. Brown, Under Secretary for Emergency Preparedness and
Response, Department of Homeland Security, named Sandra Coachman as the
Federal Coordinating Officer for Federal recovery operations in the
affected area.
The Agency said that damage surveys are continuing in other areas,
and more counties and additional forms of assistance may be designated
after the assessments are completed.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FEMA (202) 646-4600.
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