Source: US Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), 6/6/19


Today, President Trump signed disaster relief legislation into law, which will bring relief to North Carolina’s farmers, communities, and military installations. Since last fall, I have been working with Congressional leaders to ensure our state receives the resources it needs to recover from Hurricane Florence.

This funding includes:
• $381 million to repair damages to Marine Corps installations, including Camp Lejeune.
• $1 billion for the Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies account to better support emergency preparation and repairs for floods, hurricanes, and other natural disasters.
• $600 million for the planning and construction of projects to replace facilities damaged by Hurricanes Florence and Michael.
• $2.4 billion for Community Development Block Grants for disasters since 2017, and permits states to interchangeably use funds from Hurricane Matthew for Hurricane Florence.
• $3 billion for farm disaster assistance to cover producers’ losses stemming from the 2018 and 2019 natural disasters.

$168 million in mitigation dollars, which were appropriated to North Carolina in 2018, to be distributed to the state within the next 90 days.