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Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for Nebraska
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For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary June 20, 2008

Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for Nebraska

ÿÿWhite House News


The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of
Nebraska and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery
efforts in the area struck by severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding
beginning on May 22, 2008, and continuing.

The President's action makes Federal funding available to affected
individuals in Buffalo, Butler, Colfax, Dawson, Douglas, Gage, Hamilton,
Jefferson, Kearney, Platte, Richardson, Sarpy, and Saunders Counties.

Assistance can include grants for temporary housing and home repairs,
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 State 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 storms, tornadoes, and flooding in the counties of Adams, Blaine,
Boone, Boyd, Brown, Buffalo, Burt, Butler, Cass, Chase, Colfax, Cuming,
Custer, Dawson, Douglas, Fillmore, Frontier, Furnas, Gage, Garfield,
Gosper, Hall, Hamilton, Hayes, Holt, Howard, Jefferson, Keya Paha,
Lancaster, Lincoln, Logan, Loup, Merrick, McPherson, Nance, Otoe, Phelps,
Platte, Polk, Red Willow, Richardson, Rock, Saline, Saunders, Sarpy,
Seward, Sherman, Stanton, Thayer, Thomas, Thurston, Webster, and York.

Federal funding is also available on a cost-sharing basis for hazard
mitigation measures statewide.

R. David Paulison, Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA), Department of Homeland Security, named Willie G. Nunn as the
Federal Coordinating Officer for Federal recovery operations in the
affected area.

FEMA said 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 CONTACT: FEMA (202) 646-4600.

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