Analysis: What we learned in Texas after Hurricane Harvey
The 2019 hurricane season in the Atlantic is underway and with it brings the threat of dangerous winds, storm surges and flooding to many coastal states. But hurricanes are not the only natural disasters that devastate American communities. President Dwight D. Eisenhower issued the first federal disaster declaration in 1953 after a tornado devastated four counties in Georgia. Since then, more than 4,000 disasters have received this designation.
As I tackled this new mission, I quickly encountered two problems that impeded the short-term recovery process.that federal law limits FEMA to providing “temporary” housing under the Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act of 1988. Even though many of these innovative options are cheaper, more durable and quickly deployable, “permanent” housing is ineligible under the Stafford Act. The manufactured housing units and travel trailers traditionally utilized by FEMA sit on axles, meaning you can haul it away after use – therefore passing the “temporary” housing test.
1. Congress should amend the Stafford Act to remove the word “temporary” from the requirements, therefore allowing cost-effective, permanent resources to house displaced residents.
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