In order to make federal Individual Assistance and Other Needs Assistance available to major disaster victims under this article, the Governor must request such assistance from the President of the United States. The Federal Emergency Management Agency must approve such a request and recommend the President of the United States make a major disaster declaration.
Structure Mississippi Code
Chapter 15 - Emergency Management and Civil Defense
Article 2 - Individual Assistance and Emergency Temporary Housing Act
§ 33-15-202. Legislative declaration of purpose
§ 33-15-205. Presidential declaration of emergency; power of Governor to accept assistance
§ 33-15-207. Filing request for federal assistance
§ 33-15-215. Federal temporary housing authorized; powers of Governor
§ 33-15-217. State temporary housing authorized; powers of state and political subdivisions
§ 33-15-219. Description of temporary housing
§ 33-15-221. Conditions precedent for obtaining state temporary housing program assistance