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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 15 - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND CIVIL DEFENSE (§§ 33-15-1 — 33-15-553) › Article 2 - INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE AND EMERGENCY TEMPORARY HOUSING ACT (§§ 33-15-201 — 33-15-223) › Section 33-15-213 - Limitations of time for requesting assistance

(1)
The time limitation for the Governor to request federal emergency or major disaster assistance shall be in accordance with current federal regulations.
(2)
The time limitation for disaster applicants to request assistance and file applications under current federal regulations is sixty (60) days from the date of declaration of disaster by the President. The time limitation for applicants to request state rental assistance under the State Temporary Housing Program is thirty (30) days following the declaration of an emergency by the Governor.
Laws, 2004, ch. 405, § 8, eff. 7/1/2004.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 15 - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND CIVIL DEFENSE (§§ 33-15-1 — 33-15-553) › Article 2 - INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE AND EMERGENCY TEMPORARY HOUSING ACT (§§ 33-15-201 — 33-15-223) › Section 33-15-215 - Federal temporary housing authorized; powers of Governor

Whenever disaster conditions arise that affect the lives and safety of a substantial number of residents of the State of Mississippi and the governing authority of the political subdivision wherein said disaster conditions exist makes a request to the Governor for federal major disaster assistance, and the Governor requests, and the President of the United States declares an emergency or a major disaster to exist in this state, the Governor is authorized:
(a)
To arrange with any agency of the United States to provide for temporary housing units to be occupied by disaster victims and to make such units available to any political subdivision of the state.
(b)
To assist any political subdivision of this state which is the locus of temporary housing units for disaster victims by coordinating with any agency of the United States for such temporary housing to locate and prepare such sites to receive and utilize temporary housing units.
©)
Under such regulations as he shall prescribe, to temporarily suspend or modify for not to exceed sixty (60) days any public health, safety, zoning, transportation (within or across the state) or any other requirement of law or regulation within this state when, by proclamation, he deems such suspension or modification essential for any agency of the United States to provide temporary housing for disaster victims.
Laws, 2004, ch. 405, § 9, eff. 7/1/2004.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 15 - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND CIVIL DEFENSE (§§ 33-15-1 — 33-15-553) › Article 2 - INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE AND EMERGENCY TEMPORARY HOUSING ACT (§§ 33-15-201 — 33-15-223) › Section 33-15-217 - State temporary housing authorized; powers of state and political subdivisions

State Temporary Housing Assistance under this article may be made available to those victims of an emergency or localized disaster who, as a result of a state of emergency declared by the Governor, require temporary housing assistance for reasons including, but not limited to, the following:
(a)
Physical damage to the dwelling to the extent that it has been rendered uninhabitable for a period of no less than three (3) days.
(b)
The dwelling has been determined uninhabitable as a result of an authorized governmental entity requiring evacuations of an area though the structure may be unharmed. This does not include subsequent condemnations for redevelopment of an area following a disaster.
©)
Impeded access to the dwelling that cannot be quickly alleviated by debris removal even though the structure may be unharmed.
(d)
Extended interruption of essential utilities sufficient to constitute a health hazard.
(e)
Eviction from a residence by the owner because of the owner's perennial need for housing as a direct result of the disaster.
(f)
Eviction from residence by owner because of a financial hardship that is a direct result of the disaster.
(g)
Other circumstances which cause temporary housing to be required and which are approved by the director.
Laws, 2004, ch. 405, § 10, eff. 7/1/2004.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 15 - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND CIVIL DEFENSE (§§ 33-15-1 — 33-15-553) › Article 2 - INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE AND EMERGENCY TEMPORARY HOUSING ACT (§§ 33-15-201 — 33-15-223) › Section 33-15-219 - Description of temporary housing

Temporary housing shall be limited to minimum accommodations necessary for adequate housing for periods longer than that provided through the operation and use of community emergency shelters. Temporary housing accommodations may include, but not be limited to:
(a)
Unoccupied, available housing of the United States when made available by the appropriate federal agency.
(b)
Mobile homes, travel trailers or other readily fabricated dwellings provided by the appropriate federal agency.
©)
Rental properties when deemed by the appropriate federal agency to be the most economical means available.
(d)
Rental properties and apartments or commercial lodging obtained with state temporary housing program grant proceeds.
Laws, 2004, ch. 405, § 11, eff. 7/1/2004.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 15 - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND CIVIL DEFENSE (§§ 33-15-1 — 33-15-553) › Article 2 - INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE AND EMERGENCY TEMPORARY HOUSING ACT (§§ 33-15-201 — 33-15-223) › Section 33-15-221 - Conditions precedent for obtaining state temporary housing program assistance

When temporary housing assistance is provided based on the guidelines outlined in Section
33-15-217
, the following conditions are imposed:
(a)
An applicant is expected to expend the grant proceeds to secure adequate temporary housing for purposes stated in their application for assistance. Refusal by the applicant to abide by this provision shall result in his forfeiture of eligibility for additional temporary housing assistance.
(b)
Temporary housing assistance proceeds shall not be provided for nor expended for providing minimal home repairs or replacing lost or damaged personal property.
©)
Temporary housing assistance shall not be made available to those individuals, families or households with insurance coverage which provides full cost of alternate living arrangements except when, as determined by the appropriate authority, adequate alternate housing is not readily available or the receipt of insurance benefits are uncertain or inadequate to meet temporary housing needs. Individuals, families or households who qualify for and accept state assistance under the exception shall repay or pledge to repay to the state government, from any insurance proceeds for temporary housing to which they are entitled, an amount equivalent to the fair market value of the housing provided by the state. Temporary housing assistance shall not be made available to any individual, family or household for use as a vacation or recreational residence.
Laws, 2004, ch. 405, § 12, eff. 7/1/2004.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 15 - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND CIVIL DEFENSE (§§ 33-15-1 — 33-15-553) › Article 2 - INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE AND EMERGENCY TEMPORARY HOUSING ACT (§§ 33-15-201 — 33-15-223) › Section 33-15-223 - Period of eligibility for receiving temporary housing assistance

(1)
The period of eligibility for any individual, family or household applicant receiving assistance under the State Temporary Housing Program shall be from one (1) to three (3) months determined on the basis of need. Each temporary housing applicant shall endeavor to place himself in adequate alternate housing at the earliest possible time during the period assistance is being provided.
(2)
Each occupant's eligibility for continued assistance shall be recertified every thirty (30) days. Thereafter, provided no adequate alternate housing exists, assistance shall be continued for another thirty-day period, not to exceed ninety (90) days. All rental assistance is based on the fair market value of rental rates in the applicant's particular area according to the rate schedule published by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Laws, 2004, ch. 405, § 13, eff. 7/1/2004.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 15 - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND CIVIL DEFENSE (§§ 33-15-1 — 33-15-553) › Article 3 - INTERSTATE CIVIL DEFENSE AND DISASTER COMPACT [Repealed] (§ 33-15-101) › Section 33-15-101 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1995, ch. 333, § 16, eff. 7/1/1995.
Codes, 1942, § 8610-31; Laws, 1952, ch. 313
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 15 - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND CIVIL DEFENSE (§§ 33-15-1 — 33-15-553) › Article 5 - DISASTER ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1993 (§§ 33-15-301 — 33-15-317) › Section 33-15-301 - Short title

This article shall be known and may be cited as the Disaster Assistance Act of 1993.
Laws, 1993, ch. 412, § 1, eff. 7/1/1993.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 15 - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND CIVIL DEFENSE (§§ 33-15-1 — 33-15-553) › Article 5 - DISASTER ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1993 (§§ 33-15-301 — 33-15-317) › Section 33-15-303 - Policy and intent

It is the intent and declared to be the policy of the state that funds to meet emergencies or major disasters shall always be made available when needed.
Laws, 1993, ch. 412, § 2, eff. 7/1/1993.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 15 - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND CIVIL DEFENSE (§§ 33-15-1 — 33-15-553) › Article 5 - DISASTER ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1993 (§§ 33-15-301 — 33-15-317) › Section 33-15-305 - Definitions

The following terms shall have the meanings ascribed in this section, unless the context requires otherwise:
(a)
"Director" means the Director of the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.
(b)
"Disaster" means a fire, flood, storm, tornado, hurricane, earthquake or other similar public calamity affecting homeland security resulting directly from man-made, technological or natural causes.
©)
"Local agency" means any municipality, county or special district.
(d)
"Local emergency" means the existence of conditions of disaster or extreme peril to the safety of persons and property within a county or municipality proclaimed by the local governing body in accordance with Section
33-15-17(d)
.
(e)
"Governor's authorized representative" means the primary and alternate emergency management official designated by the Governor to administer federal assistance programs on behalf of the state and local governments and other grant or loan recipients and is responsible for the state compliance with the FEMA-State Agreement.
(f)
"Project" means the repair or restoration, or both, other than normal maintenance, or the replacement of public real property of a local agency or a state agency, including, but not limited to, buildings, schools, levees, flood control works, channels, irrigation works, city streets, county roads, bridges and other public works, including those facilities used for recreation purposes, that are damaged or destroyed by a disaster.
(g)
"Project application" means the written application made by a state or local agency to the director for federal and state financial assistance, which shall include all damage to public property that resulted from a disaster within the jurisdiction of the agency making application.
(h)
"Project worksheet" means the appropriate federal form that must be used to prepare each eligible public assistance project identifying the scope of work and a quantitative estimate for the eligible work.
(I)
"Regional response team" means the local government regional response teams, the state response team and the capitol complex response team.
(j)
"State agency" means any agency, department, commission, board, institution or special district of the state.
(k)
"State of emergency" means the existence of conditions of disaster or extreme peril to the safety of persons or property within the state declared by the Governor in accordance with Section
33-15-11(b)(16)
.
(l)
"Trust fund" means the Disaster Assistance Trust Fund.
Laws, 1993, ch. 412, § 3; Laws, 2002, 3rd Ex Sess, ch. 3, § 17; Laws, 2004, ch. 490, § 1, eff. 7/1/2004.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 15 - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND CIVIL DEFENSE (§§ 33-15-1 — 33-15-553) › Article 5 - DISASTER ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1993 (§§ 33-15-301 — 33-15-317) › Section 33-15-308 - Requisition of additional funds for Disaster Assistance Trust Fund to provide for disaster assistance

It is the intention of the Legislature that whenever the Director of the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency determines that funds are immediately needed in the Disaster Assistance Trust Fund to provide for disaster assistance under this section, he shall notify the Executive Director of the Department of Finance and Administration of his determination and shall requisition the amount of funds from the Working Cash-Stabilization Reserve Fund (Fund No. 3992) and/or the Budget Contingency Fund (Fund No. 3177) that are needed in the trust fund, which shall be subject to the limitations set forth below in this section. At the same time he makes the requisition, the director shall notify the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the respective Chairmen of the Senate Appropriations Committee, the Senate Finance Committee, the House Appropriations Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee of his determination of the need for the funds and the amount that he has requisitioned. Upon receipt of such a requisition from the director, the Executive Director of the Department of Finance and Administration shall ascertain if the amount requisitioned is available in the Working Cash-Stabilization Reserve Fund (Fund No. 3992) and/or the Budget Contingency Fund (Fund No. 3177) and is within the limitations set forth below in this section and, if it is, he shall transfer that amount from the Working Cash-Stabilization Reserve Fund (Fund No. 3992) and/or the Budget Contingency Fund (Fund No. 3177) to the trust fund. If the amount requisitioned is more than the amount available in the Working Cash-Stabilization Reserve Fund (Fund No. 3992) and/or the Budget Contingency Fund (Fund No. 3177) or above the limitations set forth below in this section, the executive director shall transfer the amount that is available within the limitations. The maximum amount that may be transferred from the Working Cash-Stabilization Reserve Fund (Fund No. 3992) and/or the Budget Contingency Fund (Fund No. 3177) to the trust fund for any one (1) disaster occurrence shall be Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) and the maximum amount that may be transferred during any fiscal year shall be One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00).
It is the intention of the Legislature, that during the subsequent legislative session, consideration shall be given to provide an appropriation equal to the amount transferred from the Working Cash-Stabilization Reserve Fund (Fund No. 3992) and/or the Budget Contingency Fund (Fund No. 3177) to the Disaster Assistance Trust Fund under the provisions of this section as repayment to the Working Cash-Stabilization Reserve Fund (Fund No. 3992) and/or the Budget Contingency Fund.
Laws, 2012, ch. 547, § 6, eff. 7/1/2012.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 15 - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND CIVIL DEFENSE (§§ 33-15-1 — 33-15-553) › Article 5 - DISASTER ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1993 (§§ 33-15-301 — 33-15-317) › Section 33-15-309 - Director to administer; state agencies to comply; state held harmless in connection with certain project applications; director's annual report as to trust fund; presentment to Department of Finance for payments from trust fund

(1)
The director shall administer this article and shall have the authority to adopt reasonable rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this article.
(2)
A state agency, when requested by the director in accordance with Section
33-15-11(b)(7)
or
33-15-11©)(2)
and current executive orders, shall render services and perform duties within its areas of responsibility necessary to carry out the purpose of this article.
(3)
Each project application executed between a local agency and the director pursuant to subsection (4) of Section
33-15-313
shall contain a provision under which the local agency agrees to hold the state harmless from damages due to the work for which funds were allocated.
(4)
Before the convening of the Legislature each year, the director shall submit a written report to the Governor and the Legislature relating to the operation of the trust fund.
(5)
When certified by the director, requests for reimbursements, advances or final payments from local or state agencies shall be presented to the Department of Finance and Administration for payment out of the trust fund.
Laws, 1993, ch. 412, § 5, eff. 7/1/1993.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 15 - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND CIVIL DEFENSE (§§ 33-15-1 — 33-15-553) › Article 5 - DISASTER ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1993 (§§ 33-15-301 — 33-15-317) › Section 33-15-311 - Allocations from trust fund to state agencies; agencies receiving allocations to request escalations of budgets

(1)
The director shall make allocations from the trust fund in such amounts as he determines to be necessary to state agencies for out-of-pocket expenditures incurred for emergency response, preliminary damage assessments, estimates, reports and training of state agency personnel. Allocations also may be made from the trust fund for the purpose of preparing project worksheets, estimates and reports as may be necessary to enable state or local agencies to obtain federal aid for disaster assistance purposes. The director may make allocations to any state agency or office from the trust fund or other funds available therefor in such amounts as are necessary to administer the provisions of this article.
(2)
State agencies that are to receive allocations from the trust fund for carrying out the purposes of this article shall request the Department of Finance and Administration for escalations of their budgets as necessary for the expenditure of the allocated funds, in the same manner as the department escalates budgets for federal funds under Section
27-104-21(1)
.
Laws, 1993, ch. 412, § 6; Laws, 2004, ch. 490, § 3, eff. 7/1/2004.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 15 - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND CIVIL DEFENSE (§§ 33-15-1 — 33-15-553) › Article 5 - DISASTER ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1993 (§§ 33-15-301 — 33-15-317) › Section 33-15-313 - Project applications; requirements for allocation of trust fund monies

(1)
Subject to the conditions specified in this section, the director shall allocate funds from the trust fund to meet the cost of any one or more projects. The completion of all or part of a project before application for funds under this article shall not disqualify such project or any part thereof.
(2)
To be eligible for state and/or federal funding, the governing body of the local agency must declare a local emergency and forward such declaration to the Governor.
(3)
A state or local agency shall make application to the director for state and/or federal financial assistance within thirty (30) days after the date of the declaration of a major disaster or emergency declared by the President or a state of emergency declared by the Governor; however, the director may extend the time for such filing, but only under unusual circumstances. No financial aid shall be provided until an applicant has filed a Notice of Interest and a Request for Federal Assistance and a state and/or federal team has first investigated and reported upon the proposed work, has estimated the cost of the work, and has filed a project worksheet thereon with the Governor's authorized representative and a project application has been prepared. The estimate of cost of the work may include expenditures made by the state or local agency for such work before the making of such estimate. "Unusual circumstances," as used in this subsection, means unavoidable delays that result from recurrence of a disaster, prolonged severe weather or other conditions beyond the control of the applicant. Delays resulting from administrative procedures are not unusual circumstances that warrant extensions of time.
(4)
No funds shall be allocated from the trust fund to a state or local agency until the agency has indicated in writing its acceptance of the project application and the cost-sharing related thereto in such form as the director prescribes. The project application shall provide for the performance of the work by the state or local agency, shall provide for the methods of handling the funds allocated and the matching funds provided by the local agency, and shall contain such other provisions as are deemed necessary to ensure completion of the work included in the project application and the proper expenditures of funds as provided herein.
Laws, 1993, ch. 412, § 7; Laws, 2001, ch. 341, § 2; Laws, 2004, ch. 490, § 4; Laws, 2005, 5th Ex Sess, ch. 18, § 1, eff. 8/29/2005.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 15 - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND CIVIL DEFENSE (§§ 33-15-1 — 33-15-553) › Article 5 - DISASTER ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1993 (§§ 33-15-301 — 33-15-317) › Section 33-15-315 - Work performed by contract with state or local agency

Work performed by contract with a state or local agency shall be subject to the provisions of Title 31, Chapter 5, and Title 31, Chapter 7, Mississippi Code of 1972 Neither the state or any officer or employee thereof shall have any responsibility in connection with any work performed by a local agency.
Laws, 1993, ch. 412, § 8, eff. 7/1/1993.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 15 - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND CIVIL DEFENSE (§§ 33-15-1 — 33-15-553) › Article 5 - DISASTER ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1993 (§§ 33-15-301 — 33-15-317) › Section 33-15-317 - Advance on funds to initiate projects; disposition of certain federal funds; certain contributions reduced by amount of insurance settlements

(1)
Under procedures prescribed by the director, a state or local agency may receive an advance of funds to initiate a project. Such advances shall be limited to not more than seventy-five percent (75%) of the estimated federal share of the project under the President's state of emergency, or fifty percent (50%) of the estimated share of the project under the Governor's state of emergency.
(2)
Disaster assistance funds provided from federal sources under the provisions of Public Law 93-288 as amended by Public Law 100-707 and Public Law 106-390 shall be deposited in the trust fund, and the director shall make advances or reimbursement therefrom for expenditures for eligible work or for payment for performance.
(3)
State and federal contributions for the repair and restoration of facilities shall be reduced by an amount equal to the insurance settlement received or an amount equal to the amount the local agency would have recovered from an insurance settlement if necessary, adequate and reasonably available insurance had been maintained.
Laws, 1993, ch. 412, § 9; Laws, 2001, ch. 341, § 3; Laws, 2004, ch. 490, § 5, eff. 7/1/2004.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 15 - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND CIVIL DEFENSE (§§ 33-15-1 — 33-15-553) › Article 7 - OFFICE OF DISASTER ASSISTANCE COORDINATION (§§ 33-15-401 — 33-15-403) › Section 33-15-401 - Legislative findings and declarations

The Legislature finds and declares the following: When a major natural disaster such as Hurricane Katrina occurs in Mississippi, there are various types of assistance that are available to individuals and public entities through the federal and state governments to help them recover from the disaster. The majority of that assistance comes from the federal government, and most of the federal assistance is provided through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). At the state level, most of the assistance is provided through the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA). However, there are also programs in other federal and state agencies that provide assistance and benefits to disaster victims, as well as disaster assistance programs run by public and private entities and disaster-related in-kind donations made by private entities and individuals. Because these other disaster assistance programs and in-kind donations are spread out among a number of agencies and entities, disaster victims sometimes are not aware of the existence of these programs and in-kind donations other than those provided through FEMA and MEMA. After a disaster has occurred, it would be very beneficial for the victims of the disaster to have a single entity in the state, one point of contact, where individuals and public entities would be able to obtain information about those other disaster assistance programs and disaster-related in-kind donations, obtain all of the forms and materials necessary in order to receive the benefits of those programs and in-kind donations, and receive assistance in completing and filing the applications for those programs and in-kind donations.
Laws, 2005, 5th Ex Sess, ch. 9, § 1, eff. 10/6/2005.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 15 - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND CIVIL DEFENSE (§§ 33-15-1 — 33-15-553) › Article 7 - OFFICE OF DISASTER ASSISTANCE COORDINATION (§§ 33-15-401 — 33-15-403) › Section 33-15-403 - Office of Disaster Assistance Coordination established; duties and responsibilities

There is established within the Office of the Governor a separate and distinct office to be known as the Office of Disaster Assistance Coordination. The office shall be the primary entity responsible for coordinating information regarding disaster assistance provided by federal agencies other than the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), by state agencies other than the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA), and by other public and private entities that provide various types of assistance and benefits to victims of major natural disasters. The duties and responsibilities of the office shall be as follows:
(a)
To serve as a single point of contact where individuals and public entities that are victims of major disasters may obtain information about all federal and state programs that provide assistance and benefits to disaster victims other than those provided by FEMA or MEMA, as well as information about the availability of disaster-related in-kind donations by private entities and individuals;
(b)
To provide victims of major disasters with all of the forms and materials necessary in order to receive the benefits of those disaster assistance programs and disaster-related in-kind donations, and provide them with assistance in completing and filing the applications for those programs and in-kind donations;
©)
To coordinate and cooperate with FEMA, MEMA, other federal and state agencies and other public and private entities in providing and sharing information, forms and materials related to disaster assistance programs and disaster-related in-kind donations;
(d)
To work with MEMA in coordinating information, revenues, programs and assistance made available in Mississippi by FEMA, whether directly through FEMA or through MEMA; and
(e)
To perform such other duties relating to disaster assistance information as may be prescribed by the Governor.
Laws, 2005, 5th Ex Sess, ch. 9, § 2, eff. 10/6/2005.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 15 - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND CIVIL DEFENSE (§§ 33-15-1 — 33-15-553) › Article 9 - MISSISSIPPI COUNTY AND MUNICIPALITY EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM (§§ 33-15-501 — 33-15-513) › Section 33-15-501 - Mississippi County and Municipality Emergency Relief Program established

There is established the Mississippi County and Municipality Emergency Relief Program, which shall be administered by the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency for the purpose of reimbursing counties and municipalities for eligible expenditures incurred in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Added by Laws, 2020, ch. 486, SB 3047,§ 1, (became law without the Governor's signature on July 9, 2020).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 15 - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND CIVIL DEFENSE (§§ 33-15-1 — 33-15-553) › Article 9 - MISSISSIPPI COUNTY AND MUNICIPALITY EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM (§§ 33-15-501 — 33-15-513) › Section 33-15-505 - Mississippi Emergency Management Agency duties

(1)
The agency shall:
(a)
Promulgate regulations and develop procedures to govern the administration of this program, including a reimbursement process with a written form for each county or municipality to submit eligible expenditures to the agency and receive reimbursement from the agency;
(b)
Inform each county and municipality of its portion of the funds set aside under Section
33-15-509
;
©)
Inform each county and municipality of the requirements for reimbursement under the program, including the definition of an eligible expenditure under Section
33-15-503(h)
;
(d)
Begin making initial disbursements to the counties and municipalities no later than August 15, 2020, for applicable, submitted eligible expenditures; and
(e)
Continue to accept and reimburse rolling applications after August 15, 2020.
(2)
The agency may retain up to Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) of funds available under this article to administer this program.
Added by Laws, 2020, ch. 486, SB 3047,§ 3, (became law without the Governor's signature on July 9, 2020).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 15 - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND CIVIL DEFENSE (§§ 33-15-1 — 33-15-553) › Article 9 - MISSISSIPPI COUNTY AND MUNICIPALITY EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM (§§ 33-15-501 — 33-15-513) › Section 33-15-507 - County or municipality eligibility

To be eligible under this grant program, a county or municipality shall submit:
(a)
A Request for Public Assistance (RPA) to the agency, detailing each eligible expenditure;
(b)
The original, itemized receipts and/or invoices of purchases and services paid by the county or municipality or the substantiated equivalent thereof as determined by the agency;
©)
Documentation of any funds received from any source to reimburse COVID-19-related expenses; and
(d)
A specific job description of and rationale for any work performed by an employee who received hazard pay.
Added by Laws, 2020, ch. 486, SB 3047,§ 4, (became law without the Governor's signature on July 9, 2020).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 15 - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND CIVIL DEFENSE (§§ 33-15-1 — 33-15-553) › Article 9 - MISSISSIPPI COUNTY AND MUNICIPALITY EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM (§§ 33-15-501 — 33-15-513) › Section 33-15-509 - County or municipality to have set aside pro rata share of monies in funds for reimbursement of qualified expenditures according to county or municipality population

Subject to appropriations by the Legislature each county or municipality shall have set aside a pro rata share of the monies in the funds for reimbursement of qualified expenditures according to the population of the county or municipality as listed in the 2010 U.S. Census.
Added by Laws, 2020, ch. 486, SB 3047,§ 5, (became law without the Governor's signature on July 9, 2020).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 15 - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND CIVIL DEFENSE (§§ 33-15-1 — 33-15-553) › Article 9 - MISSISSIPPI COUNTY AND MUNICIPALITY EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM (§§ 33-15-501 — 33-15-513) › Section 33-15-511 - Deposit of funds into and disbursement of funds from COVID-19 Fund; audit of use of funds

(1)
Funds appropriated for purposes of this article shall be deposited into COVID-19 Fund (Fund Number 6820174100) and the agency shall create separate internal order numbers for county emergency relief assistance funds, from which the agency shall disburse the funds to counties as authorized by this article as well as the municipality emergency relief assistance funds, from which the agency shall disburse the funds to municipalities authorized by this article.
(2)
All monies shall be disbursed from the COVID-19 Fund described in subsection (1) of this section in compliance with the guidelines, guidance, rules, regulations and/or other criteria, as may be amended from time to time, of the United States Department of the Treasury regarding the use of monies from the Coronavirus Relief Fund established by the CARES Act.
(3)
The use of funds allocated under this program shall be subject to audit by the United States Department of the Treasury's Office of Inspector General and the Mississippi Office of the State Auditor. Each county or municipality, or other entity or person receiving funds under this program, found to be fully or partially noncompliant with the requirements in this article, shall return to the state all or a portion of the funds received.
Amended by Laws, 2020, ch. 502, HB 1811,§ 3, (became law without the Governor's signature on October 9, 2020).
Added by Laws, 2020, ch. 486, SB 3047,§ 6, (became law without the Governor's signature on July 9, 2020).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 15 - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND CIVIL DEFENSE (§§ 33-15-1 — 33-15-553) › Article 9 - MISSISSIPPI COUNTY AND MUNICIPALITY EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM (§§ 33-15-501 — 33-15-513) › Section 33-15-513 - Report on utilization of program

The agency shall report on the utilization of the program to the Chair of the County Affairs and Municipalities Committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House and the Governor by September 1, 2020. At a minimum, the report shall contain:
(a)
The name of each participating county and municipality;
(b)
The total amount of reimbursement requested by each county and municipality; and
©)
The total amount of reimbursement received by each county and municipality.
Added by Laws, 2020, ch. 486, SB 3047,§ 7, (became law without the Governor's signature on July 9, 2020).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 15 - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND CIVIL DEFENSE (§§ 33-15-1 — 33-15-553) › Article 11 - MISSISSIPPI REGIONAL PRE-NEED DISASTER CLEAN UP ACT (§§ 33-15-551 — 33-15-553) › Section 33-15-551 - Mississippi Regional Pre-Need Disaster Clean Up Act; definitions

(1)
This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Mississippi Regional Pre-Need Disaster Clean Up Act."
(2)
For the purposes of this section, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(a)
"Disaster-related" means arising out of a severe weather event or other emergency as declared by the Governor.
(b)
"Pre-Need" means a contract entered into in advance of the need for the goods or services, such that the contracted entity is retained before the need for performance of the contract.
Added by Laws, 2023, ch. 494, SB 2538,§ 1, eff. 4/17/2023.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 15 - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND CIVIL DEFENSE (§§ 33-15-1 — 33-15-553) › Article 11 - MISSISSIPPI REGIONAL PRE-NEED DISASTER CLEAN UP ACT (§§ 33-15-551 — 33-15-553) › Section 33-15-553 - Counties and municipalities authorized to participate in regional pre-need contracts for certain disaster-related services

It is the intent of the Mississippi Legislature that counties and municipalities be authorized to participate in regional pre-need contracts, negotiated in advance by the state after a public bidding process, for disaster-related solid waste collection, disposal, and monitoring, such that the citizens of those counties and municipalities will be quickly and adequately served while recovering from the disaster.
Added by Laws, 2023, ch. 494, SB 2538,§ 2, eff. 4/17/2023.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 35 - WAR VETERANS AND PENSIONS (§§ 35-1-1 — 35-9-1) › Chapter 1 - STATE VETERANS AFFAIRS BOARD (§§ 35-1-1 — 35-1-43) › IN GENERAL (§§ 35-1-1 — 35-1-17) › Section 35-1-3 - Appointment of executive director, deputy director, managers of major functional areas, and managers of state veterans homes

The State Veterans Affairs Board shall appoint, to serve at the will and pleasure of the board, an executive director, (who shall also serve as Executive Secretary of the State Veterans Affairs Board), a deputy director, individuals to manage each of the agency's major functional areas and individuals to manage each of the state veterans homes. The executive director and deputy director shall be a currently serving member or honorably discharged or honorably released veteran of any active or reserve component branch of the Armed Forces of the United States. The board may establish additional minimum qualifications for agency positions.
Codes, 1930, §§ 7328, 7329; 1942, § 7486-02; Laws, 1926, ch. 339; Laws, 1942, ch. 322; Laws, 1948, ch. 504, § 2; Laws, 1952, ch. 314, § 2; Laws, 1960, ch. 401; Laws, 1994, ch. 425, § 1; Laws, 1995, ch. 612, § 1; Laws, 1999, ch. 476, § 1; Laws, 2001, ch. 522, § 1, eff. 7/1/2001.
Amended by Laws, 2018, ch. 364, SB 2644,§ 1, eff. 3/16/2018.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 35 - WAR VETERANS AND PENSIONS (§§ 35-1-1 — 35-9-1) › Chapter 1 - STATE VETERANS AFFAIRS BOARD (§§ 35-1-1 — 35-1-43) › IN GENERAL (§§ 35-1-1 — 35-1-17) › Section 35-1-5 - Compensation of members of board and staff

The members of the State Veterans Affairs Board shall receive no salary but shall be entitled to a per diem allowance in the amount provided in Section
25-3-69
while in attendance at any regular or called meeting of the board or while in the performance of other official duties in connection with the work of the board as authorized or directed by the board. The members of the board shall receive, in addition thereto, actual and necessary expenses as provided by law in the performance of such duties.
The compensation of all employees of the board, including the executive director, deputy director and division directors, shall be paid from such monies as the Legislature shall from time to time appropriate.
Codes, 1930, §§ 7328, 7329, 7331; 1942, §§ 7486-01, 7486-02, 7486-05; Laws, 1926, ch. 339; Laws, 1930, ch. 93; Laws, 1942, ch. 322; Laws, 1948, ch. 504, §§ 1, 2, 5; Laws, 1952, ch. 314, §§ 1, 2, 5; Laws, 1956, ch. 350; Laws, 1958, ch. 342; Laws, 1960, chs. 282, 401; Laws, 1966, ch. 445, § 22; Laws, 1975, ch. 389; Laws, 1985, ch. 420; Laws, 1994, ch. 425, § 2; Laws, 1995, ch. 612, § 2; Laws, 1999, ch. 476, § 2, eff. 3/29/1999.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 35 - WAR VETERANS AND PENSIONS (§§ 35-1-1 — 35-9-1) › Chapter 1 - STATE VETERANS AFFAIRS BOARD (§§ 35-1-1 — 35-1-43) › IN GENERAL (§§ 35-1-1 — 35-1-17) › Section 35-1-9 - Cooperation by county welfare departments

In addition to all other duties now or hereafter imposed by law, it shall be the duty of the county departments of public welfare, to cooperate with the state veterans affairs board, and to aid all residents of the State of Mississippi who served in the military or naval forces of the United States during any war or police action in which the armed forces of the United States have been, are, or shall be committed for action, their relatives, beneficiaries or dependents, in receiving from the United States any and all compensations, hospitalization, insurance, other aid or benefits to which they may be entitled under existing or hereafter enacted laws of the United States.
This section shall not be held to repeal any existing law relative to the duties of such county departments, but shall be supplemental and cumulative thereto.
Codes, 1942, § 7486-09; Laws, 1944, ch. 294; Laws, 1948, ch. 504, § 9; Laws, 1952, ch. 314, § 6.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 35 - WAR VETERANS AND PENSIONS (§§ 35-1-1 — 35-9-1) › Chapter 1 - STATE VETERANS AFFAIRS BOARD (§§ 35-1-1 — 35-1-43) › IN GENERAL (§§ 35-1-1 — 35-1-17) › Section 35-1-11 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1980, ch. 338, eff.7/1/1980.
Codes, 1942, § 7486-04; Laws, 1948, ch. 504, § 4; 1952, ch. 314, § 4.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 35 - WAR VETERANS AND PENSIONS (§§ 35-1-1 — 35-9-1) › Chapter 1 - STATE VETERANS AFFAIRS BOARD (§§ 35-1-1 — 35-1-43) › IN GENERAL (§§ 35-1-1 — 35-1-17) › Section 35-1-13 - Seal of board

The executive director appointed by the State Veterans Affairs Board shall have a seal which shall be in the form of a circle with the image of an eagle in the center and around the margin the words: "State Veterans Affairs Board State of Mississippi," and under the image of the eagle the word: "Official."
The executive director, deputy director, division directors and state veterans service officers shall affix the seal prescribed by this section to every document where the same is required by law, and to every certificate and other official paper executed by them where necessary or proper. All documents authenticated with the seal and signed by the executive director, deputy director, a division director or a state veteran service officer shall be recognized as properly attested to in the same manner as if authenticated by notaries public, summary court officials and others authorized by law to take acknowledgments. All copies of papers, copied or certified to by the executive director, deputy director, a division director or a state veterans service officer and authenticated by the seal, shall be accepted in all matters equally in like manner as the original.
Codes, 1930, § 7338; 1942, § 7486-07; Laws, 1930, ch. 6; Laws, 1934, ch. 167; Laws, 1948, ch. 504, § 7; Laws, 1994, ch. 425, § 4; Laws, 1995, ch. 612, § 3, eff. 4/7/1995.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 35 - WAR VETERANS AND PENSIONS (§§ 35-1-1 — 35-9-1) › Chapter 1 - STATE VETERANS AFFAIRS BOARD (§§ 35-1-1 — 35-1-43) › IN GENERAL (§§ 35-1-1 — 35-1-17) › Section 35-1-15 - Notarial powers of employees

The executive director appointed by the State Veterans Affairs Board, the deputy director, division director and state veterans service officers shall have power to administer oaths and affirmations and to take acknowledgments anywhere within the State of Mississippi under the board's seal of office and to perform all other duties required of notaries public.
Codes, 1930, § 7334; 1942, § 7486-08; Laws, 1930, ch. 6; Laws, 1934, ch. 167; Laws, 1948, ch. 504, § 8; Laws, 1994, ch. 425, § 5; Laws, 1995, ch. 612, § 4, eff. 4/7/1995.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 35 - WAR VETERANS AND PENSIONS (§§ 35-1-1 — 35-9-1) › Chapter 1 - STATE VETERANS AFFAIRS BOARD (§§ 35-1-1 — 35-1-43) › IN GENERAL (§§ 35-1-1 — 35-1-17) › Section 35-1-17 - Office

The Department of Finance and Administration shall furnish suitable office space for the board and its employees.
Codes, 1930, § 7332; 1942, § 7486-06; Laws, 1926, ch. 339; Laws, 1948, ch. 504, § 6; Laws, 1994, ch. 425, § 6, eff. 3/16/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 35 - WAR VETERANS AND PENSIONS (§§ 35-1-1 — 35-9-1) › Chapter 1 - STATE VETERANS AFFAIRS BOARD (§§ 35-1-1 — 35-1-43) › MISSISSIPPI STATE VETERANS HOME (§§ 35-1-19 — 35-1-33) › Section 35-1-19 - Establishment of Mississippi State Veterans Home; establishment of other veterans homes

There is hereby authorized to be established by the State Veterans Affairs Board, the Mississippi State Veterans Home on a site to be determined by the State Veterans Affairs Board, with the approval of the Bureau of Building, Grounds and Real Property Management of the Governor's Office of General Services, when funds are made available for such purpose by any agency of the federal government or other sources. The object and purpose of the establishment of the Mississippi State Veterans Home shall be to provide domiciliary care and other related services for eligible veterans of the State of Mississippi.
One or more additional veterans homes or domiciliaries are hereby authorized to be established by the State Veterans Affairs Board on sites in northern, central or southern Mississippi, to be determined by the State Veterans Affairs Board, with the approval of the Department of Finance and Administration, when funds are made available for such purpose by any agency of the federal government or other sources. The Veterans Affairs Board shall give the three (3) regions, northern, southern and central priority as to where the veterans home shall be located, with the northern region having first priority, the southern region having the next level priority and the central region being third in order of priority. The Veterans Affairs Board shall establish and operate the veterans home in Rankin County under the provisions of Chapter 389, Laws of 2023. The object and purpose of the establishment of such additional homes or domiciliaries shall be to provide domiciliary care and other related services for eligible veterans of the State of Mississippi. The State Veterans Affairs Board shall not be required to obtain certificates of need to carry out the intent and purpose of this section.
Laws, 1980, ch. 466, § 1; Laws, 1985, ch. 307; Laws, 1993, ch. 426, § 2, eff. 3/22/1993.
Amended by Laws, 2023, ch. 389, SB 2203,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2023.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 35 - WAR VETERANS AND PENSIONS (§§ 35-1-1 — 35-9-1) › Chapter 1 - STATE VETERANS AFFAIRS BOARD (§§ 35-1-1 — 35-1-43) › MISSISSIPPI STATE VETERANS HOME (§§ 35-1-19 — 35-1-33) › Section 35-1-23 - Acceptance and use of federal funds

The Mississippi State Veterans Home and additional homes authorized by Section
35-1-7
and Sections
35-1-19
to
35-1-29
, including the State Veterans Home in Rankin County under the provisions of Chapter 389, Laws of 2023, are authorized to accept funds from any source whatever, including the federal government or any department or agency thereof. All such funds received by the veterans home including funds from the United States or any federal agency or program for the support of persons housed or buried on the grounds of the Mississippi State Veterans Home and additional homes shall be used by the State Veterans Affairs Board to pay maintenance, operational and administrative expenses and to further the object and purpose of the Mississippi State Veterans Home and additional homes.
Laws, 1980, ch. 466, § 3; Laws, 1993, ch. 426, § 4, eff. 3/22/1993.
Amended by Laws, 2023, ch. 389, SB 2203,§ 4, eff. 7/1/2023.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 35 - WAR VETERANS AND PENSIONS (§§ 35-1-1 — 35-9-1) › Chapter 1 - STATE VETERANS AFFAIRS BOARD (§§ 35-1-1 — 35-1-43) › MISSISSIPPI STATE VETERANS HOME (§§ 35-1-19 — 35-1-33) › Section 35-1-25 - Determination of staffing needs; purchasing of equipment

It shall be the duty of the Mississippi State Veterans Affairs Board to determine the need and, within available funds for such purpose, to provide adequate staffing to operate the Mississippi State Veterans Home and such additional homes as may be constructed, including the State Veterans Home in Rankin County under the provisions of Chapter 389, Laws of 2023. The board is authorized, within available funds for such purpose, to purchase such equipment as necessary to facilitate the establishment and operation of the veterans homes.
Laws, 1980, ch. 466, § 4; Laws, 1993, ch. 426, § 5, eff. 3/22/1993.
Amended by Laws, 2023, ch. 389, SB 2203,§ 5, eff. 7/1/2023.