And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: via Paths-L ----- Original Message ----- From: The White House Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 1999 6:48 AM Subject: 1999-06-08 Disaster Declared in State of North Dakota > THE WHITE HOUSE > > Office of the Press Secretary > ________________________________________________________________________ > For Immediate Release June 8, 1999 > > > PRESIDENT CLINTON > DECLARES A MAJOR DISASTER EXISTS > IN THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA > > > The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State > of North Dakota and ordered Federal aid to supplement state and local > recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms, flooding, snow and > ice, ground saturation, landslides, mudslides, and tornadoes beginning > on March 1, 1999, and continuing. > > The President's action makes Federal funding available to affected > individuals and local governments in a 34 county area. The counties > include Barnes, Benson, Bottineau, Burleigh, Cass, Dickey, Emmons, > Foster, Grand Forks, Griggs, Kidder, LaMoure, Logan, McHenry, McIntosh, > McLean, Mountrail, Nelson, Pembina, Pierce, Ramsey, Ransom, Renville, > Richland, Rolette, Sargent, Sheridan, Steele, Stutsman, Towner, Traill, > Walsh, Ward, and Wells, and the Indian reservations of the Devils Lake > Sioux, Fort Berthold, and Turtle Mountain. > > 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 also is available to eligible local governments on > a cost-sharing basis for the repair or replacement of public facilities > damaged by the severe storms, flooding, snow and ice, ground saturation, > landslides and mudslides. Federal funding is also available on a cost > share basis for hazard mitigation measures. > > The Agency said that damage surveys are continuing in other areas, > and additional counties may be added after the assessments are > completed. > > ### ------------------------------------------------------------ Forwarded by: Larry Kibby - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Updated: Monday, June 7, 1999 http://www.angelfire.com/nv/navalues/index.html Reprinted under the fair use http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html doctrine of international copyright law. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) Unenh onhwa' Awayaton http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
