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To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide snow removal assistance to Indian tribes under a Federal emergency declaration, and for other purposes.

S. 2706 · 115th Congress · Apr 18, 2018 · Lineage

A BILL

Section 1 Snow removal assistance

Section 502(a) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5192(a)) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (7), by striking “and” at the end;
(2)
in paragraph (8), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
(3)
by inserting after paragraph (8) the following:

“(9) provide snow assistance, including snow removal, de-icing, salting, snow dumps, and sanding of roads and other facilities, and search and rescue, sheltering, and other emergency protective measures, to an Indian tribe that makes a request for a declaration that an emergency exists because of a snowstorm or severe winter storm.”