Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110
§5204a Authorization of Appropriations for Insular Areas
Title 42 › CHAPTER 68 — DISASTER RELIEF › SUBCHAPTER V — MISCELLANEOUS › § 5204a
Summary
Money can be given to the Secretary to rebuild and strengthen essential public facilities in insular areas that were damaged by disasters before February 24, 1992. For the Hurricane Hugo disaster (September 1989), annual amounts cannot exceed 25 percent of estimated grants under sections 5170b and 5172. Funds remain available until spent.
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,
except that with respect to the disaster declared by the President in the case of Hurricane Hugo, September 1989, amounts for any fiscal year shall not exceed 25 percent of the estimated aggregate amount of grants to be made under section 5170b and 5172 of this title for such disaster. Such sums shall remain available until expended.
Legislative History
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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 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110