102 STAT. 4710
PUBLIC LAW 100-707—NOV. 23, 1988
out "Act of 1974" and inserting in lieu thereof "and Emergency Assistance Act". (r) PUBLIC WORKS AND ECUNOICIC DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1965.—(1) Section 801(b) of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3231(b)) is amended by striking out "Act of 1974" and inserting in lieu thereof "and Emergency Assistance Act". (2) Section 802(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 3232(b)) is amended by striking out "402(f) of the Disaster Relief Act of 1974" and inserting in lieu thereof "4()6(c) of the Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act". (s) DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; SPACE, SCIENCE, VETERANS, AND CERTAIN OTHER INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATION ACT, 1973.—Section 406 of the Department of Hous-
42 USC 3539.
ing and Urban Development; Space, Science, Veterans, and Certain Ottier Independent Agencies Appropriation Act, 1973 is amended by striking out "Act of 1970 (84 Stat. 1744)" and inserting in lieu thereof "and Emergency Assistance Act". (t) FLOOD DISASTER ftioTBcnoN ACT OF 1973.—Section 3(a)(4) of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4003(a)(4)) is amended by striking out "Act of 1974" and inserting in lieu thereof "and Emergency Assistance Act". (u) E^ARTHQUAKE HAZARDS REDUCTION AcT OF 1977.—Subsections (g) and (i) of section 5 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7704) are each amended by striking out "Act of 1974" and inserting in lieu thereof "and Emergency Assistance Act". (v) CERCLA.—Section 101(23) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601(23)) is amended by striking out "Act of 1974" and inserting in lieu thereof "and Emergency A^istance Act". (w) ACT OF JUNE 30, 1954.—Section 3 of the Act of June 30, 1954
(68 Stat. 330; 48 U.S.C. 1681 note) is amended by striking out "102(2) and 301 of the Disaster Relief Act of 1974" and inserting in lieu thereof "102(2) and 401 of the Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act". 42 USC 5121 note.
SEC 110. RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING IMPROVEMENT OF RELATIONSHIPS AMONG DISASTER MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.
President of U.S.
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall recommend to the (Congress proposals to improve the operational and fiscal relationships that exist among Federal, State, and local major disaster and emergency management officials. Such proposals should include provisions which— (1) decrease the amount of time for processing requests for major disaster and emergency declarations and providing Federal assistance for major disasters and emergencies; (2) provide for more effective utilization of State and local resources in major disaster and emergency relief efforts; and (3) improve the timeliness of reimbursement of State and local governments after the submission of necessary documentation. SEC. 111. STUDY OF DISASTER DECLARATION PROCESS.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds and declares that— (1) the explosion at the Pacific Engineering and Production Company in Henderson, Nevada, on May 4, 1988, resulted in the deaths of two people, more than 350 injuries, and damages to more than 3,000 buildings;
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