President Obama Thursday declared a major disaster exists in six jurisdictions in Maryland, including Montgomery County, that wreaked havoc, including knocking out power to hundreds of thousands in a major heat wave.
The declaration means federal aid is available for state and local recovery efforts due to the storms, winds and aftermath from June 29-July 8.
The funding is available to state and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations for emergency work and the repair or replacement of damaged facilities in the counties of Calvert, Charles, Kent, Montgomery, and St. Mary’s and the City of Baltimore, according to a White House statement.
Federal money could reimburse up to 75 percent of the costs associated with response and clean-up from the storms, according to Gov. Martin O'Malley's office.
Other counties could be added later as they continue to calculate their costs from the storm. The declaration also includes state-wide hazard mitigation funds to help government agencies reduce the threat of future events.
Is that comment the best you can do? Please look at issues....libs refuse to engage! So frustrating...try to see things rationally, without caring about what anyone else thinks or believes. Just use your common sense.....we can't be that far apart, can we?
Applying takes work and it looks like approval was quite swift. Like a week or less. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/jul/23/mcdonnell-seeks-25mfema-aid-after-storms/
If you look through the entries there it seems that the process can take from only a day to a few weeks and even months, so it isn't atypical for this declaration to come this late. Some other examples of disaster areas declared after weeks/months: New Hampshire Severe Storm And Flooding Tuesday, May 29, 2012 to Thursday, May 31, 2012 Major Disaster Declaration declared on Friday, June 15, 2012 (DR-4065) Oklahoma Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding Saturday, April 28, 2012 to Tuesday, May 1, 2012 Major Disaster Declaration declared on Thursday, June 14, 2012 (DR-4064) Hawaii Severe Storms, Flooding, And Landslides Saturday, March 3, 2012 to Sunday, March 11, 2012 Major Disaster Declaration declared on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 (DR-4062)
There are other links there that explain, I don't have time to look through them but they'll answer those questions or get closer to answers, I imagine.