Gov. Mike Rounds announced that 12 South Dakota counties and two Native American reservations will get federal financial assistance to help recover from the Christmas blizzard of 2009.
This FEMA page lists the declaration.
About damn time.
The disaster declaration authorizes the federal government to provide relief and recovery assistance for up to 75 percent of the eligible costs of damage to public infrastructure in the affected areas. The state will cover 10 percent of the remaining eligible costs, and applicants are responsible for 15 percent of the costs.
Update 1
2nd Presidential Disaster Declaration Approved
Gov. Mike Rounds announced today that 29 South Dakota counties and three Indian reservations will get federal financial assistance to help recover from the crippling ice storm that struck the state in late January.
The public assistance is made available through a Presidential Disaster Declarationsigned Tuesday by President Obama. However, a state request for individual assistance programs was denied.