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 PUBLIC LAW 109–295—OCT. 4, 2006

120 STAT. 1455

(ii) findings and conclusions of the Administrator with respect to the pilot program; (iii) an assessment of additional authorities needed to aid the Agency in its mission of providing disaster housing assistance to individuals and households eligible for assistance under section 408 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5174), either under the pilot program under this section or other potential housing programs; and (iv) any recommendations of the Administrator for additional authority to continue or make permanent the pilot program. (b) PILOT PROGRAM PROJECT APPROVAL.—The Administrator shall not approve a project under the pilot program after December 31, 2008. SEC. 689j. PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PILOT PROGRAM.

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(a) PILOT PROGRAM.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The President, acting through the Administrator, and in coordination with State and local governments, shall establish and conduct a pilot program to— (A) reduce the costs to the Federal Government of providing assistance to States and local governments under sections 403(a)(3)(A), 406, and 407 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 1570b(a)(3), 5172, 5172); (B) increase flexibility in the administration of sections 403(a)(3)(A), 406, and 407 of that Act; and (C) expedite the provision of assistance to States and local governments provided under sections 403(a)(3)(A), 406, and 407 of that Act. (2) PARTICIPATION.—Only States and local governments that elect to participate in the pilot program may participate in the pilot program for a particular project. (3) INNOVATIVE ADMINISTRATION.— (A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of the pilot program, the Administrator shall establish new procedures to administer assistance provided under the sections referred to in paragraph (1). (B) NEW PROCEDURES.—The new procedures established under subparagraph (A) may include 1 or more of the following: (i) Notwithstanding section 406(c)(1)(A) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 1571(c)(1)(A)), providing an option for a State or local government to elect to receive an in-lieu contribution in an amount equal to 90 percent of the Federal share of the Federal estimate of the cost of repair, restoration, reconstruction, or replacement of a public facility owned or controlled by the State or local government and of management expenses. (ii) Making grants on the basis of estimates agreed to by the local government (or where no local government is involved, by the State government) and the

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