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Disaster Recovery Section Update February 17, 2012 ND Department of Emergency Services Ensuring a safe and secure homeland for all North Dakotans.

North Dakota’s 2011 Flood: The Disaster Recovery Section has been guiding initiatives to restore quality of life and enhance community resiliency.

Overall $1.4 Billion Price Tag 1981-DR (2011 Flood) Individual/Housing Assistance Grants $245M Small Business Administration Loans $250M Home/Business Reconstruction $452M State Indirect $24M Public Assistance & Hazard Mitigation $383M Estimated Total $1.4 B ND Department of Emergency Services Ensuring a safe and secure homeland for all North Dakotans.

1981-DR Impacted Jurisdictions Public Assistance -- 44 counties and 4 reservations Individual Assistance -- 9 counties and 1 reservation Hazard Mitigation – All North Dakota jurisdictions

North Dakota Recovery Task Force 32 State Agencies 6 Federal Agencies Three Banking Groups Agreement on the vision for the desired end state is essential for communities to rebuild, become more resilient, and be better prepared to respond to future events. -- MG David Sprynczynatyk

Public Assistance Projections $250 million total projected

1981-DR PA To Date Total Eligible RPAs: 277 Projected PWS: 4,610 PWs obligated: 3,563 Total obligated (90% Federal Share): $189,980,327.31

Grade Raises DR-1829 (2009 Flooding) – 46 PWs; $3,522,388 DR-1907 (2010 Flooding) – 158 PWs; $10,780,197 DR-1981 (2011 Flooding) – 697 PWs; $52,971,820

Close Outs Total Closeouts: 168 Number of Disasters: 8

Mitigation Closing approaching for DR-1174 (1997 flood), other older disasters DR-1981 projects under review Cost Benefit Analysis contract Regional Planning Initiative under way; funded by NDDES

Individual Assistance • 10,174 people registered • 14,939 visits to Disaster Recovery Centers • 866 DUA claims

State Response and Recovery Center • Opened 90 days • 5,000 intakes • 47 counties • 3 tribal nations

Housing Rehabilitation and Citizen Retention Grant • The State Legislature allocated $10 million for housing rehabilitation, citizen retention • The grant helps communities assist homeowners to rehabilitate or replace their flood-damaged homes. • Communities are more likely to retain their residents.

North Dakota Recovery Task Force Organization Administrative Task Force Support Coordinators FEMA Recovery Public Executive Committee Staff Information Work Chairs, Leads Group Environmental Individual Economic Consumer Health and Assistance and Recovery Protection Disaster Housing Infrastructure Committee Committee Committee Committee Debris Unmet Financial Banking Work Management Needs Work Group Work Group Group

Individual Assistance and Disaster Housing Committee • Transitioning residents into permanent residential structures • Developing housing replacement/repair

Economic Recovery • Implementing recovery programs, SB 2371 initiatives • Coordinating with local, tribal groups to develop economic recovery strategies

Consumer Protection Committee • Sustaining consumer protection measures • Providing consumer education training

Environmental Health and Infrastructure • Identifying green infrastructure solutions • Repairing transportation infrastructure • Strategizing repairs to damaged solid waste infrastructure

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