Budget Amendment ID: FY2012-S3-165

GOV 165

Relief for Coastal Communities

Messrs. Hedlund and Tarr moved that the proposed new text be amended in Section 2, in item 1599-XXXX, by inserting at the end thereof the following:- "For a reserve to reimburse municipalities for costs incurred by said municipalities during and as a result of the Nor'easter of December 26 and 27 of 2010; provided that all damages having been previously calculated by said municipalities and submitted to the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency for review prior to April 1, 2011; provided further that not less than $2,000,000 be placed in said reserve to fund reimbursement claims submitted by said municipalities; provided further that  funds be distributed to said municipalities by the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency in a fair and equitable manner based on the total damage claim submitted by each eligible municipality before April 1, 2011; provided further that the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency must distribute all funds to said municipalities that have made claims under this item no later than December 1, 2011"