For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
March 27, 2003
Statement by the Press Secretary
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State
of North Carolina and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local
recovery efforts in the area struck by an ice storm on February 27-28,
2003.
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 ice storm in the counties of Alamance,
Caswell, Forsyth, Granville, Guilford, Orange, Person, Rockingham, and
Stokes.
Federal funding is also available on a cost-share basis for hazard
mitigation measures.
Representing the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA),
Michael D. Brown, Acting Under Secretary for Emergency Preparedness
and Response, Department of Homeland Security, named Michael Bolch 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 additional counties may be added for assistance after the
assessments are completed.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FEMA (202) 646-4600.
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