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PUBLIC LAW 91-606-DEC. 31, 1970

COOPERATION

OF FEDERAL AGENCIES I N E M E R G E N C Y ASSISTANCE

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RENDERING

SEC. 203. (a) In any major disaster, Federal agencies are hereby authorized, on direction of the President, to provide assistance by— (1) utilizing- or lending, with or without compensation therefor, to States and local governments, their equipment, supplies, facilities, personnel, and other resources, other than the extension of credit under the authority of any Act; (2) distributing or rendering, through the American National Ked Cross, the Salvation Army, the Mennonite Disaster Service, and other relief and disaster assistance organizations, or otherwise, medicine, food, and other consumable supplies, or emergency assistance; (3) donating or lending equipment and supplies determined in accordance with applicable laws to be surplus to the needs and responsibilities of the Federal Government to State and local governments for use or distribution by them for the purposes of this Act; and (4) performing on public or private lands or waters any emergency work essential for the protection and preservation of life and property, including— (A) clearing and removing debris and wreckage in accordance with section 224; (B) making repairs to, restoring to service, or replacing public facilities (including street, road, and highway facilities) of State and local governments damaged or destroyed by a major disaster, except that the Federal contributions therefor shall not exceed the net cost of restoring each such facility on the basis of the design of such facility as it existed immediately prior to the disaster in conformity with current codes, specifications, and standards; (C) providing emergency shelter for individuals and families who, as a result of a major disaster, require such assistance; and (D) making contributions to State or local governments for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of paragraph (4). (b) ICmergency work performed under subsection (a)(4) of this section shall not preclude Federal assistance under any other section of this Act. (c) Federal agencies may be reimbursed for expenditures under Reimbursement. this Act from funds appropriated for the purposes of this Act. Any funds received by Federal agencies as reimbursement for services or supplies furnished under the authority of this section shall be deposited to the credit of the appropriation or appropriations currently available for such services or supplies. (d) The Federal Government shall not be liable for any claim Liability. based upon the exercise or performance or the failure to exercise or perform a discretionary function or duty on the part of a Federal agency or an employee of the Federal Government in carrying out the provisions of this section. (e) I n carrying out the purposes of this Act, any Federal agency is ^„H'^l^^^^i:,^"'^,f, and p e r s o n n e l, use authorized to accept and utilize the services or facilities of any State or local government, or of any agency, office, or employee thereof, with the consent of such government. Any Federal agency, in performing any activities under this section, is authorized to appoint and fix the compensation of such temporary personnel as may be necessary, with47-348 O - 72 - 27 (Pt. 2)

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