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LC 1476

Establish a permanent disaster resilience fund

2025 Regular Session

Establish a permanent state Disaster Resilience Fund to support emergency management, resilience projects, and related recovery efforts.

(LC) Draft Died in Process
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Bill Summary · LC 1476

Summary: LC 1476 — Establish a Permanent Disaster Resilience Fund

Overview

LC 1476 is a bill introduced to establish a permanent Disaster Resilience Fund intended to support emergency and disaster-related activities within the state. The bill’s title and subject indicate a focus on funding resilience, preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery efforts.

Purpose and Intent

  • Create a dedicated, ongoing financing mechanism to support disaster resilience and related activities (e.g., mitigation, planning, infrastructure hardening, and recovery efforts).
  • Provide a stable source of funds to enhance the state’s capacity to respond to and recover from disasters and to invest in long-term resilience.

Provisions (What is Known vs. Unknown)

  • Known: The bill aims to establish a permanent fund for disaster resilience, under the purview of emergency/disaster services and state finance (with related considerations to appropriations and taxation subjects).
  • Unknown (not provided in available information): The exact structure of the fund (e.g., funding sources such as general fund appropriations, bonds, fees, or dedicated revenue); eligible uses; governance (board or agency oversight); annual appropriation levels; reporting and accountability requirements; grant programs or project approval processes; sunset/expiration clauses or automatic renewals.

Affected Parties and Impacts

  • State agencies involved in emergency management, disaster response, and finance (e.g., the state treasury or equivalent fiscal office) would administer or oversee the fund.
  • Local governments, non-profit and private partners involved in resilience projects could benefit from grants or allocations once the fund is operational.
  • Taxpayers and residents could be affected indirectly through changes in state budgeting, tax policy alignment, or funding allocations for disaster resilience.

Procedural and Timeline Aspects

  • Introduced: November 22, 2024.
  • Status: Draft died in process (as of May 26, 2025).
  • Historical notes: Draft On Hold on December 13, 2024 (listed twice in the records) and Drafter Assigned on November 22, 2024.
  • Implication: With the “Died in Process” status, the bill is unlikely to advance without new action or reintroduction. Key details (text, fiscal notes, committee referrals) are not available in the provided summary.

Open Questions

  • What are the proposed funding sources and total anticipated annual allocations for the fund?
  • What are eligible uses and project types, and how would funds be approved and monitored?
  • How would the fund interact with existing disaster relief programs and any outstanding debt or bond authorities?
  • Are there oversight, performance metrics, and reporting requirements?

Bottom Line

LC 1476 proposes a permanent state Disaster Resilience Fund to support emergency management and resilience initiatives, but the actual text, mechanisms, and fiscal details are not provided here. The bill appears stalled, with a status of Died in Process, and would require new sponsorship or reintroduction to move forward.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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