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 PUBLIC LAW 100-707—NOV. 23, 1988 "(e) ADMINISTRATION THROUGH (JOVERNOR.—The Governor of

102 STAT. 4705 a

State shall administer the grant program authorized by this section in the State. "(f) LIMIT ON GRANTS TO INDIVIDUAL.—No individual or family shall receive grants under this section aggregating more than $10,000 with respect to any single major disaster. Such $10,000 limit shall annually be adjusted to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Department of Labor.". (h) REDESIGNATION OF SECTIONS 409 THROUGH 412.—Sections 409 (relating to food coupons and distribution), 410 (relating to food commodities), 411 (relating to relocation assistance), and 412 (relating to legal services), and any references thereto, are redesignated as sections 412, 413, 414, and 415, respectively. (i) CRISIS COUNSEUNG.—Section 413 (relating to crisis counseling assistance and training), and any reference thereto, is redesignated as section 416. Such section is amended by striking out "(through the National Institute of Mental Health)". (j) REDESIGNATION OF SECTIONS 414 THROUGH 418.—Sections 414 (relating to community disaster loans), 415 (relating to emergency communications), 416 (relating to emergency public transportation), 417 (relating to fire suppression grants), and section 418 (relating to timber sale contracts), and any references thereto, are redesignated as sections 417, 418, 419, 420, and 421, respectively. (k) SiMPUFiED PROCEDURE.—Title IV is further amended by striking out section 419 (relating to in-lieu contribution) and inserting in lieu thereof the following new section: "SEC. 422. SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURE.

^?7^5^^8? 42 USC 5183.

42 USC 5184-5188.

42 USC 5189.

"If the Federal estimate of the cost of— "(1) repairing, restoring, reconstructing, or replacing under section 406 any damaged or destroyed public facility or private nonprofit facility, "(2) emergency assistance under section 403 or 502, or "(3) debris removed under section 407, is less than $35,000, the President (on application of the State or local government or the owner or operator of the private nonprofit facility) may make the contribution to such State or local government or owner or operator under section 403, 406, 407, or 502, as the case may be, on the basis of such Federal estimate. Such $35,000 amount shall be adjusted annually to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Department of Labor.". (1) APPEALS; DATE OF ELIGIBILITY; EXPENSES INCURRED BEFORE DATE OF DISASTER; ADVANCE OF NON-FEDERAL SHARE; LIMITATION ON

USE OF SUDING SCALES.—Title IV is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sections: "SEC. 423. APPEALS OF ASSISTANCE DECISIONS.

"(a) RIGHT OF APPEAL.—Any decision regarding eligibility for, from, or amount of assistance under this title may be appealed within 60 days after the date on which the applicant for such assistance is notified of the award or denial of award of such assistance. "(b) PERIOD FOR DECISION.—A decision regarding an appeal under subsection (a) shall be rendered within 90 days after the date on

42 USC 5189a.

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