Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73
§5204c Hazard mitigation for insular areas
Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 68— - DISASTER RELIEF › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - MISCELLANEOUS › § 5204c
Summary
Total money given to insular areas for a disaster must not be more than 10 percent of the total estimated grants for that disaster under the listed disaster grant programs. If aid under one of those programs goes above that 10 percent, the President must make local authorities pay 50 percent of the extra amount.
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Title 42, §5204c
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The total of contributions under the last sentence of section 5170c of this title for the insular areas shall not exceed 10 percent of the estimated aggregate amounts of grants to be made under section 5170b, 5172, 5173, 5174, and 5178 11 See References in Text note below. of this title for any disaster: Provided, That the President shall require a 50 percent local match for assistance in excess of 10 percent of the estimated aggregate amount of grants to be made under section 5172 of this title for any disaster.
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section 5178 of this title, referred to in text, was repealed by Pub. L. 106–390, title II, § 206(c), Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1571, effective 18 months after Oct. 30, 2000. 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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42 U.S.C. § 5204c
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73