S. 2756 · 109th Congress
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.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Susan Collins
- Introduced
- 2006-05-05
- Latest action
- 2006-05-05 · Introduced in Senate
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.