§5171 — Title 42 The Public Health and Welfare | U.S. Code

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The President can let a federal agency fix, rebuild, or replace a U.S. building or facility damaged in a major disaster when the work is too urgent to wait for new laws, money, or congressional approval. If there is not enough money, the agency may begin the work and move funds it already has for other purposes, as allowed by law. Agencies must check the natural hazards that affect their facilities and take steps to reduce risk, using safe land-use and building practices that follow standards set by the President.

Title 42, §5171

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(a)The President may authorize any Federal agency to repair, reconstruct, restore, or replace any facility owned by the United States and under the jurisdiction of such agency which is damaged or destroyed by any major disaster if he determines that such repair, reconstruction, restoration, or replacement is of such importance and urgency that it cannot reasonably be deferred pending the enactment of specific authorizing legislation or the making of an appropriation for such purposes, or the obtaining of congressional committee approval.

(b)In order to carry out the provisions of this section, such repair, reconstruction, restoration, or replacement may be begun notwithstanding a lack or an insufficiency of funds appropriated for such purpose, where such lack or insufficiency can be remedied by the transfer, in accordance with law, of funds appropriated to that agency for another purpose.

(c)In implementing this section, Federal agencies shall evaluate the natural hazards to which these facilities are exposed and shall take appropriate action to mitigate such hazards, including safe land-use and construction practices, in accordance with standards prescribed by the President.

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A prior section 405 of Pub. L. 93–288 was classified to section 5175 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 100–707.

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Title 42, §5171

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