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 PUBLIC LAW 106-246-^JULY 13, 2000 114 STAT. 587 Cerro Grande fire for the following types of otherwise uncompensated financial loss: (i) Increased mortgage interest costs. (ii) An insurance deductible. (iii) A temporary living or relocation expense. (iv) Lost wages or personal income. (v) Emergency staffing expenses. (vi) Debris removal and other cleanup costs. (vii) Costs of reasonable efforts, as determined by the Director, to reduce the risk of wildfire, flood, or other natural disaster in the counties specified in section 102(a)(4), to risk levels prevailing in those counties before the Cerro Grande fire, that are incurred not later than the date that is 3 years after the date on which the regulations under subsection (f) are first promulgated. (viii) A premium for flood insurance that is required to be paid on or before May 12, 2002, if, as a result of the Cerro Grande fire, a person that was not required to purchase flood insurance before the Cerro Grande fire is required to purchase flood insurance. (ix) Any other loss that the Director determines to be appropriate for inclusion as financial loss. (e) ACCEPTANCE OF AWARD.— The acceptance by a claimant of any payment under this title, except an advance or partial payment made under subsection (d)(2), shall— (1) be final and conclusive on the claimant (but not on any subrogee of the claimant), with respect to all claims arising out of or relating to the same subject matter; (2) constitute a complete release of all claims against the United States (including any agency or employee of the United States) under chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code (commonly known as the "Federal Tort Claims Act"), or any other Federal or State law, arising out of or relating to the same subject matter; and (3) shall include a certification by the claimant, made under penalty of perjury and subject to the provisions of section 1001 of title 18, United States Code, that such claim is true and correct. (f) REGULATIONS AND PUBLIC INFORMATION.— (1) REGULATIONS. — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not later than 45 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall promulgate and publish in the Federal Register interim final regulations for the processing and payment of claims under this title. (2) PUBLIC INFORMATION.— (A) IN GENERAL.— At the time at which the Director Publication, promulgates regulations under paragraph (1), the Director shall publish, in newspapers of general circulation in the State of New Mexico, a clear, concise, and easily understandable explanation, in English and Spanish, of— (i) the rights conferred under this title; and (ii) the procedural and other requirements of the regulations promulgated under paragraph (1). (B) DISSEMINATION THROUGH OTHER MEDIA.— The Director shall disseminate the explanation published under Deadline. Federal Register, publication.

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