Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Heat Management Assistance Grant Act of 2024” or the “HMAG Act of 2024”.
Heat Management Assistance Grant Act of 2024
A BILL
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide for assistance to States and local governments in response to extreme heat events, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Mitigation of extreme heat events
In general— Title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“431. Mitigation of extreme heat events
“(a) In general—The President, acting through the Regional Administrator of Federal Emergency Management Agency, may provide assistance, including grants, equipment, supplies, and personnel, to any State or local government for the mitigation, and management of an extreme heat event.
“(b) Coordination—In providing assistance under this section, the President shall coordinate with the head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
“(c) Eligibility—To be eligible for assistance under this section, a State or local government shall submit to the President—
“(1) an assessment of the potential loss of life due to the extreme heat event based on information on previous events, if such events have occurred;
“(2) an assessment of the potential loss of revenue to such State or local government due to the extreme heat event based on any such previous event;
“(3) a description of any other sources of assistance available to the State or local government, including potential sources that are not solely responsible for mitigation of extreme heat events; and
“(4) any potential long-term impacts of the extreme heat events, including impacts to infrastructure.
“(d) Essential Assistance—In providing assistance under this section, the President may use the authority provided under section 403.
“(e) Hazard Mitigation Assistance—Whether or not a major disaster is declared, the President may provide hazard mitigation assistance in accordance with section 404 in any area affected by an extreme heat event for which assistance was provided under this section, including—
“(f) Rules and Regulations—The President shall prescribe such rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out this section, including—
“(1) an requirements for an agreement entered into by the State or local government to receive assistance under this section;
“(2) a procedure for an appeals process in the case of a denial of assistance requested under this section; and
“(3) a description of eligible costs for which assistance may be provided under this section.”
Development of extreme heat event threshold— Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, jointly with the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and in consultation with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall develop a threshold for the temperature and duration of a heat event to qualify as an extreme heat event under section 431 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as added by this Act.