§1784. General authority

(a) Qualification for funds

Funds appropriated to carry out this part shall be made available in a timely manner by the Secretary to the Governor of any State within which is located an area that has suffered an emergency or a major disaster as defined in paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively, of section 102 of the Disaster Relief Act of 1974 ¹ (42 U.S.C. 5122(1) and (2)) (referred to in this part as the "disaster area").

(b) Substate allocation

Not less than 80 percent of the funds made available to any Governor under subsection (a) of this section shall be allocated by the Governor to units of general local government located, in whole or in part, within such disaster areas. The remainder of such funds may be reserved by the Governor for use, in concert with State agencies, in cleanup, rescue, repair, renovation, and rebuilding activities associated with such major disaster.

(c) Coordination

Funds made available under this part to Governors and units of general local government shall be expended in consultation with-

(1) agencies administering programs for disaster relief provided under the Disaster Relief Act of 1974 ¹ [42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.]; and

(2) the administrative entity and the private industry council in each service delivery area within which disaster employment programs will be conducted under this part.

(Pub. L. 97–300, title IV, §499A, as added Pub. L. 102–367, title IV, §408, Sept. 7, 1992, 106 Stat. 1094 .)

Repeal of Section

Pub. L. 105–220, title I, §199(b)(2), (c)(2)(B), Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1059 , provided that this section is repealed effective July 1, 2000.

References in Text

The Disaster Relief Act of 1974, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (c)(1), is Pub. L. 93–288, May 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 143 , as amended, which is classified principally to chapter 68 (§5121 et seq.) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. The 1974 Act was renamed the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, and was substantially revised by Pub. L. 100–707, Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4689 . Section 102(b) of Pub. L. 100–707 provided that a reference in any other law to a provision of the Disaster Relief Act of 1974 shall be deemed to be a reference to such provision of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short title note set out under section 5121 of Title 42 and Tables.

Effective Date

Part effective July 1, 1993, see section 701(a) of Pub. L. 102–367, set out as an Effective Date of 1992 Amendment; Transition Provisions note under section 1501 of this title.

¹ See References in Text note below.