United States · Bill · S
S. 2756 (109th)
A bill to authorize the President to utilize Federal equipment, supplies, facilities, personnel, and other non-monetary resources to assist utility companies that contribute to recovery efforts from the effects of a major disaster.
Introduced
5 May 2006
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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14 January 2025
Summary
Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President, in a major disaster, to utilize federal equipment, supplies, facilities, personnel, and other non-monetary resources to assist a qualified utility company (a private, for-profit entity that provides essential service and is contributing to efforts to recover from the effects of a major disaster), in exchange for reasonable compensation. Directs the President to establish a mechanism to set reasonable compensation for the provision of such assistance.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 5 May 2006
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 5 May 2006
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 5 May 2006
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-bill/2756
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/2756