Title 42The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§5204a Authorization of appropriations for insular areas

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 68— - DISASTER RELIEF › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - MISCELLANEOUS › § 5204a

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Money may be given to the Secretary to rebuild insular-area public facilities damaged before February 24, 1992, and to make those facilities stronger.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §5204a

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There are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as may be necessary to—
(1)reconstruct essential public facilities damaged by disasters in the insular areas that occurred prior to February 24, 1992; and
(2)enhance the survivability of essential public facilities in the event of disasters in the insular areas,

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was enacted as part of the Omnibus Insular Areas Act of 1992, and not as part of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act which comprises this chapter.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 5204a

Title 42The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73