For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
March 20, 2003
Statement by the Press Secretary
The President today declared an emergency exists in the State of
New Jersey and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local
recovery efforts in the area struck by the record/near record snow on
February 16-17, 2003.
The President's action makes Federal funding available to the
State and eligible local governments in the counties of Atlantic,
Bergen, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Essex, Gloucester,
Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean,
Passaic, Salem, Somerset, Sussex, Union, and Warren.
Assistance is available to State and eligible local
governments on a cost-sharing basis for emergency protective measures
that were undertaken to save lives to protect public health, safety
and property over a 48-hour period.
Representing the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA),
Michael D. Brown, Acting Under Secretary for Emergency
Preparedness and Response, Department of Homeland Security, named
Peter Martinasco as the Federal Coordinating Officer for Federal
recovery operations in the affected area.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FEMA (202) 646-4600.
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