New Hampshire § 21-P:37-d Disaster Relief Assistance for Municipalities

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 21-P:37-d — Disaster Relief Assistance for Municipalities

New Hampshire § 21-P:37-d

Title ITHE STATE AND ITS GOVERNMENT

Ch. 21-PDEPARTMENT OF SAFETY

SubdivisionHomeland Security and Emergency Management

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Bluebook

N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 21-P:37-d (2026).

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I.When the President of the United States declares an area a federal disaster area and a municipality has applied for federal emergency assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA), the municipality may apply to the division of homeland security and emergency management for state aid in an amount not to exceed 50 percent of the non-federal share of projects eligible for costs relating to public assistance disaster grants and hazard mitigation grants. For approved applications, the division, with the approval of the fiscal committee of the general court, the governor, and the executive council, shall disburse aid to the municipality. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sum out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.

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I. When the President of the United States declares an area a federal disaster area and a municipality has applied for federal emergency assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA), the municipality may apply to the division of homeland security and emergency management for state aid in an amount not to exceed 50 percent of the non-federal share of projects eligible for costs relating to public assistance disaster grants and hazard mitigation grants. For approved applications, the division, with the approval of the fiscal committee of the general court, the governor, and the executive council, shall disburse aid to the municipality. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sum out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
II. This section shall apply to federal disasters declared on or after July 1, 2021.
III. The director of homeland security and emergency management shall administer aid under this section and may adopt administrative rules under RSA 541-A.