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 PUBLIC LAW 109–347—OCT. 13, 2006

120 STAT. 1941

180 days after the date of enactment of this Act) for the purpose of enabling residents of those communities to receive emergency alerts. (b) APPLICATIONS AND CONDITIONS.—In conducting the program, the Under Secretary— (1) shall establish a notification and application procedure; and (2) may establish such conditions, and require such assurances, as may be appropriate to ensure the efficiency and integrity of the grant program. (c) SUNSET.—The Under Secretary may not make grants under subsection (a) more than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act. (d) LIMITATION.—The sum of the amounts awarded for all fiscal years as grants under this section may not exceed $10,000,000. SEC. 606. FUNDING.

Procedures.

47 USC 1205.

(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any amounts provided by appropriation Acts, funding for this title shall be provided from the Digital Transition and Public Safety Fund in accordance with section 3010 of the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 (47 U.S.C. 309 note). (b) COMPENSATION.—The Assistant Secretary of Commerce for7Communications and Information shall compensate any such broadcast station licensee or permittee for reasonable costs incurred in complying with the requirements imposed pursuant to section 602(c) from funds made available under this section. The Assistant Secretary shall ensure that sufficient funds are made available to effectuate geographically targeted alerts. (c) CREDIT.—The Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information, in consultation with the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Science and Technology and the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, may borrow from the Treasury beginning on October 1, 2006, such sums as may be necessary, but not to exceed $106,000,000, to implement this title. The Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information shall ensure that the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Science and Technology and the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere are provided adequate funds to carry out their responsibilities under sections 604 and 605 of this title. The Treasury shall be reimbursed, without interest, from amounts in the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Fund as funds are deposited into the Fund.

Effective date.

Reimbursement.

SEC. 607. ESSENTIAL SERVICES DISASTER ASSISTANCE.

Title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘SEC. 425. ESSENTIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS.

42 USC 5189e.

‘‘(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘essential service provider’ means an entity that— ‘‘(1) provides— ‘‘(A) telecommunications service; ‘‘(B) electrical power; ‘‘(C) natural gas; ‘‘(D) water and sewer services; or

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