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Intended use of funds |
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P.L. 109-148. Department of Defense, Emergency Supplemental
Appropriations to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic
Influenza Act, 2006 (December 30, 2005) |
US$11.5 billion (Louisiana receives $6.2 billion) |
Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma. Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding for activities and
necessary expenses related to disaster relief, long-term recovery, and
restoration of infrastructure in the most impacted and distressed areas related
to the consequences of hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico in 2005 in states for
which the President declared a major disaster under title IV of the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.).
(119 Stat. 2780) |
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PL 109-234. Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the
Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery Act of 2006 |
US$5.2 billion (Louisiana receives US$4.2 billion) |
Second supplemental appropriation of CDBG funding for activities and
necessary expenses related to disaster relief, long-term recovery, and
restoration of infrastructure in the most impacted and distressed areas related
to the consequences of hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico in 2005 in states for
which the President declared a major disaster under title IV of the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.).
(119 Stat. 2780) |
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P.L. 110-116. Department of Defense Appropriations Act for FY2008
(November 2007) |
US$3 billion (for Louisiana) |
CDBG funding specifically for the State of Louisiana’s “Road
Home” homeowner assistance program |
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Sources: Boyd (2006), HUD (2006)
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