53-2a-1303.  Disaster Response and Recovery Grant.

(1)  The division may grant money under Subsection 53-2a-1302(4) appropriated from the account after receiving an application from an affected community for a disaster response and recovery grant.

Terms Used In Utah Code 53-2a-1303

  • Disaster: means an event that:
(a) causes, or threatens to cause, loss of life, human suffering, public or private property damage, or economic or social disruption resulting from attack, internal disturbance, natural phenomena, or technological hazard; and
(b) requires resources that are beyond the scope of local agencies in routine responses to emergencies and accidents and may be of a magnitude or involve unusual circumstances that require response by government, not-for-profit, or private entities. See Utah Code 53-2a-102
  • Division: means the Division of Emergency Management created in Section 53-2a-103. See Utah Code 53-2a-102
  • Municipality: means the same as that term is defined in Section 10-1-104. See Utah Code 53-2a-102
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • State of emergency: means a condition in any part of this state that requires state government emergency assistance to supplement the local efforts of the affected political subdivision to save lives and to protect property, public health, welfare, or safety in the event of a disaster, or to avoid or reduce the threat of a disaster. See Utah Code 53-2a-102
  • United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
    • (2)  An affected community is eligible to receive a disaster response and recovery grant appropriated from the account if:

    (a)  the affected community submits an application described in Subsection (1) that includes the information required by the rules described in Section 53-2a-1305;

    (b)  the occurrence of a disaster in the affected community results in:

    (i)  the president of the United States declaring an emergency or major disaster in the state;

    (ii)  the governor declaring a state of emergency under Section 53-2a-206; or

    (iii)  the local municipality or county declaring an emergency under Section 53-2a-208;

    (c)  the governing body of the affected community conducts an official damage assessment of the disaster;

    (d)  the division, after reviewing the application described in Subsection (2)(a), the official damage assessment described in Subsection (2)(c), and other information relevant to the division’s determination, determines that a grant to the affected community would be an appropriate and necessary use of account funds;

    (e)  the division determines there is sufficient money for the grant; and

    (f)  the affected community agrees to grant funding requirements as determined by the division, including the affected community’s minimum threshold payment amount and cost-sharing requirements.

    Amended by Chapter 434, 2023 General Session

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