39A.300 Disaster Relief Funding Program. - Kentucky Statutes

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Page 1 of 1 39A.300 Disaster Relief Funding Program. (1) The Disaster Relief Funding Program is established and shall be administered by the Division of Emergency Management in accordance with the provisions of this
section. (2) A Disaster Relief Funding Program trust fund is established as a separate revolving fund. The trust fund shall be administered by the Division of Emergency
Management and the proceeds shall be used to support the Disaster Relief Funding
Program. (3) (a) 1. The Disaster Relief Funding Program trust fund may receive state
appropriations, gifts, grants, federal funds, and any other funds both
public and private. 2. The Disaster Relief Funding Program trust fund shall not publicly
advertise for or solicit contributions from the general public that could
potentially impact fundraising efforts of not-for-profit disaster relief
agencies. (b) Trust fund amounts not expended at the close of a fiscal year shall not lapse but shall be carried forward to the next fiscal year. (c) Any interest earnings of the trust fund shall become a part of the trust fund and shall not lapse. (d) Any funds deposited in the trust fund are hereby appropriated for the purposes set forth in this section. (4) Eligibility for funds under the Disaster Relief Funding Program shall be limited to cities, counties, urban-counties, charter counties, and consolidated local
governments of the Commonwealth and individuals who have disaster-related needs
that cannot or will not be met by other relief agencies and who are residents of, and
living in, the Commonwealth on the date of the emergency. (5) (a) Eligible applicants located in an area where there has been a declared emergency by the Governor, as defined in KRS 39A.020, may receive
financial assistance when federal authorities decline to issue a federal
declaration of disaster and federal assistance will not be forthcoming. (b) Cities, counties, urban-counties, charter counties, and consolidated local governments of the Commonwealth that are eligible applicants may receive
financial assistance to pay the state contribution required by the federal
government in cases where there has been a federal declaration of disaster. (6) The Division of Emergency Management shall promulgate administrative regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. Effective: June 20, 2005
History: Created 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 56, sec. 1, effective June 20, 2005.