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Governor Lee asks for disaster assistance
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee sent a formal request Friday to President Donald Trump for a Major Disaster Declaration to make federal recovery assistance available to jurisdictions impacted in February’s significant flooding and severe storms. “The severe flooding has left many Tennessee jurisdictions unsure about how to fund the unexpected need to repair infrastructure and pay for their emergency measures,” and Gov. Lee said. “I believe we have demonstrated the need for federal assistance is necessary and if granted, will lessen some of the financial burden on local resources for flood response and recovery.” Since the heavy rain, major flooding, and severe storms began on Feb. 6, 83 of Tennessee’s 95 counties have reported some level of flood damage and severe weather impact. Gov. Lee’s request specifically asks the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to make the Public Assistance (PA) program available to 58 Tennessee counties impacted by the flooding and severe storms. The request includes the counties of: Cocke, Greene, Hamblen, Jefferson and Sevier Counties. On March 8, 2019, Director Patrick Sheehan of the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency requested FEMA send federal teams to Tennessee to begin joint Preliminary Damage Assessments to quantify the magnitude of the flooding damage at the county level. The total losses for county, municipal, state agency, and utility infrastructure impacts and emergency expenditures totaled $68.3 million due to the flooding and severe storms. FEMA reimburses local and state governments, utilities, and certain private, non-profit organizations for emergency protective measures and debris removal, and for repairs to roads and bridges, water control facilities, buildings, and equipment as the result of a federally-declared disaster.
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