Update at Thu Jul 18 22:31:47 UTC 2024

presidential-actions/2024-07/2024-07-18-president-joseph-r-biden-jr-approves-montana-disaster-declaration-6.md

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+---
+date: '2024-07-18'
+modified_time: 2024-07-18 17:19:54-04:00
+published_time: 2024-07-18 17:19:53-04:00
+source_url: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2024/07/18/president-joseph-r-biden-jr-approves-montana-disaster-declaration-6/
+tags: presidential-actions
+title: "President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Montana Disaster\_Declaration"
+---
+
+Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that a major disaster
+exists in the State of Montana and ordered Federal assistance to
+supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas
+affected by a severe winter storm and flooding from May 6 to May 9,
+2024.
+
+Federal funding is available to state, tribal, and eligible local
+governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a
+cost-sharing basis for emergency work and the repair or replacement of
+facilities damaged by the severe winter storm and flooding in the
+counties of Blaine, Chouteau, Fergus, Hill, Judith Basin, Petroleum,
+Pondera, Teton, Toole, and Wheatland and the Rocky Boy’s Indian
+Reservation and the Fort Belknap Indian Community.
+
+Federal funding is also available on a cost-sharing basis for hazard
+mitigation measures statewide.
+
+Mr. Edwin J. Martin of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
+has been appointed to coordinate Federal recovery operations in the
+affected areas. 
+
+Additional designations may be made at a later date if requested by the
+state and warranted by the results of further damage assessments.
+
+FOR FURTHER INFORMATION MEDIA SHOULD CONTACT THE FEMA NEWS DESK AT (202)
+646-3272 OR
+[[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]).
+
+\###

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