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President declares an emergency for the State of North Dakota due to severe flooding [Disaster Declaration]
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President declares an emergency for the State of North Dakota due to severe flooding [Disaster Declaration]
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Digitized from Box 24 of the White House Press Releases at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
APRIL 13, 1976
Office of the White House Press Secretary
THE WHITE HOUSE
The President today declared an emergency for the State of
North Dakota because of the impact of severe flooding be-
ginning about March 20, 1976. The President's action will
permit the use of Federal funds in the provision of temporary
housing for those families who have lost their homes as a
result of the severe flooding.
Federal relief activities in North Dakota will be coordinated
by the Federal Disaster Assistance Administration, Department
of Housing and Urban Development, under the direction of
Administrator Thomas P. Dunne. Mr. Dunne will designate
the specific areas within the State eligible for Federal
assistance, based upon Federal and State damage assessments.
Mr. Donald G. Eddy, Regional Director of the Federal Disaster
Assistance Administration, HUD Region VIII, will be designated
as the Federal Coordinating Officer to work with the State in
providing Federal emergency assistance under the Disaster
Relief Act of 1974, Public Law 93-288.
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