President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Amends New Mexico Disaster Declaration

Style Magazine Newswire | 8/24/2022, 2:08 p.m.
Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. made additional disaster assistance available to the State of New Mexico by authorizing an …
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Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. made additional disaster assistance available to the State of New Mexico by authorizing an increase in the level of Federal funding for debris removal and emergency protective measures undertaken in the State of New Mexico as a result of wildfires and straight-line winds beginning on April 5, 2022, and continuing.

Under the President's order today, the Federal share for debris removal and emergency protective measures, including direct Federal assistance, has been increased to 100 percent of the total eligible costs for a 90-day period from the date of declaration.

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