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Cities of Dublin and Pleasanton | Disaster Debris Management Plan | 2022 <br />58 <br /> <br />curb or public ROW, giving the local agency the ROE and absolving the local agency <br />and the State of any liability relative to removal <br /> The local agency must obtain a signed statement from the property owner to the <br />effect that the property owner does not have insurance covering the removal of the <br />disaster-related debris (a sample Right of Entry form can be found in Attachment <br />M) <br /> The local agency must have signed a statement from the property owner <br />o Criteria: Debris removal shall be considered necessary when removal will: <br /> Eliminate immediate threats to life, public health, and safety <br /> Eliminate immediate threats of considerable damage to improved public or private <br />property <br /> Be necessary for the permanent repair, restoration, or reconstruction of damaged <br />public facilities <br />o Examples of Eligible Work <br /> Removing debris such as pieces of destroyed buildings, structures, signs, or broken <br />utility poles <br /> Removing loose or broken sidewalks and driveways <br /> Removing fallen trees <br /> <br />5.1.2 FEMA Public Assistance Program <br />The FEMA Public Assistance (PA) Grant Program provides assistance to State and local <br />governments and certain private nonprofit (PNP) organizations with resources to quickly respond to <br />and recover from disasters or emergencies declared by the President. FEMA provides <br />supplemental federal disaster grant assistance for debris removal, emergency protective <br />measures and repair, replacement, or restoration of disaster-damaged facilities through the FEMA <br />PA Program. The FEMA PA Program also encourages the protection of these damaged facilities <br />from future events by providing assistance for hazard mitigation measures during the recovery <br />process. <br /> <br />The FEMA PA Program is a cost-sharing program. Cost share refers to the portion of disaster- <br />related costs the federal government is responsible for funding. Per the Robert T. Stafford Disaster <br />Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act), the federal cost share of assistance is not less <br />than 75% of the eligible cost for emergency measures and permanent restoration. The remaining <br />25% is the responsibility of the State and local governments. The State serves as the grant <br />administrator or the grantee. The grantee determines how the non-federal share is funded. <br /> <br />The Stafford Act constitutes the statutory authority for most federal disaster response activities, <br />especially as they pertain to FEMA and FEMA programs. The Stafford Act was amended by the <br />Sandy Recovery and Improvement Act (SRIA) of 2013. The President signed the SRIA into law in <br />January 2013 to improve and streamline disaster assistance for Hurricane Sandy and for future <br />disasters. As a result of this Act, the Stafford Act was amended, including alternative procedures <br />for the FEMA PA Program. The purpose of the SRIA is to: <br /> <br /> Reduce the cost of federal government assistance <br /> Increase the administrative flexibility of the FEMA PA Program <br /> Expedite the process of providing and using the assistance