42 U.S.C. § 5158: Availability of materials

Summary

The President may, when a state's Governor asks, order an emergency survey to find what building supplies are needed after a major disaster. He can act to make sure needed materials are available and shared fairly, and may limit or allocate supplies for up to 180 days. He should work through the usual local suppliers when possible. Construction materials: building and repair supplies for homes, public facilities, farms, and businesses.

Title 42, §5158

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The President is authorized, at the request of the Governor of an affected State, to provide for a survey of construction materials needed in the area affected by a major disaster on an emergency basis for housing repairs, replacement housing, public facilities repairs and replacement, farming operations, and business enterprises and to take appropriate action to assure the availability and fair distribution of needed materials, including, where possible, the allocation of such materials for a period of not more than one hundred and eighty days after such major disaster. Any allocation program shall be implemented by the President to the extent possible, by working with and through those companies which traditionally supply construction materials in the affected area. For the purposes of this section “construction materials” shall include building materials and materials required for repairing housing, replacement housing, public facilities repairs and replacement, and for normal farm and business operations.

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Prior Provisions

A prior section 315 of Pub. L. 93–288 was classified to section 5155 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 100–707.

§5158 Availability of Materials

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Title 42, §5158

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