To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a Gulf Coast Long-Term Recovery Office to administer amounts available to the Department for providing assistance to the residents of the Gulf Coast region for recovering from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and for other purposes.

Bill: 109-hr-5547
Sponsor: Rep. Jindal, Bobby [R-LA-1]
Introduced: 2006-06-07 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Alabama
Charities
Church and social problems
Commerce
Community development
Department of Homeland Security
Disaster relief
Economics and Public Finance
Executive reorganization
Federal-Indian relations
Federal-local relations
Federal-state relations
Floods
Government Operations and Politics
Housing and Community Development
Hurricane aftermath legislation
Hurricanes
Infrastructure
Louisiana
Minorities
Mississippi
Native Americans
Public-private partnerships
Regional economic development
Regional planning
Religion
Social Welfare
Texas
Urban affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2006-06-07
text: 
Directs the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a Gulf Coast Long-Term Recovery Office to administer assistance to the residents of the Gulf Coast region for recovering from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
 
Requires the Office's Director to work with state and local governments and non-governmental organizations, including to: (1) assess social and economic consequences and coordinate federal efforts to address community recovery issues; (2) advise the Secretary on the long-term recovery implications of response activities; (3) conduct comprehensive market disruption and loss analysis and develop a market-based comprehensive long-term recovery plan for the affected areas; (4) identify federal programs and agencies to support plan implementation, ensure coordination among federal agencies, and identify gaps in available resources; (5) avoid duplication of assistance, coordinate program application processes and planning requirements, and identify and coordinate the resolution of policy and program issues; (6) determine responsibilities for recovery activities, provide a method of maintaining continuity in the delivery of federal assistance, and oversee coordination with governments and other involved parties regarding recovery and hazard mitigation efforts; and (7) encourage implementation of mitigation measures during recovery.
 
Terminates the Office at the Secretary's discretion.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-06-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Management, Integration, and Oversight.
action_date: 2006-06-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2006-06-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2006-06-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2006-06-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2006-06-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-06-07
text: Introduced in House