President Clinton declares a Major Disaster exists in the state of Ohio (9/26/00)
                              THE WHITE HOUSE

                       Office of the Press Secretary

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For                            Immediate                            Release
September 26, 2000


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

     The  President  today declared a major disaster exists in the State of
Ohio and ordered Federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts
in the area struck by severe storms and a tornado on September 20, 2000.

     The  President's  action  makes  Federal funding available to affected
individuals  in  Greene  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  Louis 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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