For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
July 3, 2002
Statement by the Press Secretary
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the
State of Montana and ordered Federal aid to supplement state and
local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms and
flooding beginning on June 8, 2002, and continuing.
The President's action makes Federal funding available to
eligible local governments in the counties of Glacier, Liberty,
Pondera, and Toole and the Blackfeet Indian Reservation on a
cost-sharing basis for the repair or replacement of public facilities
damaged by the severe storms and flooding. Federal funding is also
available on a cost share basis for hazard mitigation measures.
Joe M. Allbaugh, Director of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA), 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 jurisdictions may be added after the assessments
are completed.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FEMA (202) 646-4600.
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