For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
September 24, 2003
Statement on Federal Assistance for West Virginia
Statement by the Press Secretary
The President yesterday declared a major disaster exists in the State
of West Virginia and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local
recovery efforts in the area struck by Hurricane Isabel on September
18, 2003, and continuing.
Federal funding is available to State and eligible local
governments in Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral,
Morgan, Pendleton, Randolph, and Tucker Counties on a cost-sharing
basis for debris removal and emergency protective measures under the
Public Assistance program at 75 percent Federal funding.
Representing the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA),
Michael D. Brown, Under Secretary for Emergency Preparedness and
Response, Department of Homeland Security, named Carlos Mitchell as the
Federal Coordinating Officer for Federal recovery operations in the
affected area.
The Agency said that damage surveys are continuing, and additional
areas and forms of assistance may be designated after the assessments
are completed.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FEMA (202) 646-4600.
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