(1) Whenever the governor has declared a major disaster to exist in this state, he or she is authorized, upon making a determination that financial assistance is essential to meet disaster-related necessary expenses or serious needs of individuals or families adversely affected by a major disaster which cannot be otherwise adequately met from other means of assistance, to accept a grant from the federal government to fund such financial assistance, subject to such terms and conditions as may be imposed upon the grant.
(2) Notwithstanding any other law or rule, the governor is authorized to make financial grants to meet disaster-related necessary expenses or serious needs of individuals or families adversely affected by a major disaster which cannot otherwise adequately be met from other means of assistance, which grants shall not exceed five thousand dollars in the aggregate to an individual or family in any single major disaster declared by the governor.
Source: L. 2012: Entire part RC&RE with relocations, (HB 12-1283), ch. 240, p. 1103, § 10, effective July 1. L. 2014: Entire section amended, (HB 14-1004), ch. 11, p. 103, § 3, effective February 27.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 24-32-2506 as it existed prior to 2012.