Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110
§5204c Hazard Mitigation for Insular Areas
Title 42 › CHAPTER 68 — DISASTER RELIEF › SUBCHAPTER V — MISCELLANEOUS › § 5204c
Summary
Contributions for insular areas are capped at 10% of the estimated grants under sections 5170b, 5172, 5173, 5174, and 5178 for any disaster. Amounts of section 5172 over that 10% must have a 50% local match.
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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 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section 5178 of this title, referred to in text, was repealed by Pub.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
Sep 23, 2026
Release point: 119-110