President Clinton Declares a Major Disaster Exists in the State of Michigan (10/17/00)
                              THE WHITE HOUSE

                       Office of the Press Secretary
                          (Aboard Air Force One)

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For                            Immediate                            Release
October 17, 2000


PRESIDENT CLINTON DECLARES A MAJOR DISASTER EXISTS IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN

     The  President  today declared a major disaster exists in the State of
Michigan  and  ordered  federal  aid to supplement state and local recovery
efforts  in  the  area  struck  by  severe storms and flooding on September
10-11, 2000.

     The  President's  action  makes  federal funding available to affected
individuals  in  Wayne  County.   Assistance  can include disaster housing,
grants,  low-cost  loans  to  cover  uninsured  property  losses, and other
programs  to  help individuals and business owners recover from the effects
of  the  disaster.  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  Suzanne  Schmitt  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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