THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
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For Immediate Release
January 18, 2001
PRESIDENT DECLARES A MAJOR DISASTER
EXISTS IN THE STATE OF VERMONT
President Clinton today declared a major disaster exists in the State
of Vermont and ordered Federal aid to supplement state and local recovery
efforts in the area struck by severe storms and flooding on December 16-18,
2000.
The President's action makes Federal funding available to affected
local governments in a two-county area. The counties include Bennington and
Rutland.
Federal funding is available to eligible local governments on a
cost-sharing basis for the repair or replacement of public facilities
damaged by the severe storms and flooding. Federal funding is also
available on a cost share basis for hazard mitigation measures.
James L. Witt, Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA), named Louis H. Botta as the Federal Coordinating Officer for
Federal recovery operations in the affected area.
The Agency said that damage surveys are continuing in other areas, and
additional assistance and counties may be added after the assessments are
completed.
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