(a)
(1) It is the intent and purpose of this section to make available moneys in the State Aid Road Fund to the credit of disaster counties to be used to restore and repair county bridges or roads which are destroyed or which have suffered extensive damage as a result of tornadoes, heavy rainfall, flooding conditions, or other natural disasters occurring after December 1, 2002, and to provide, together with county funds, the necessary matching moneys required to enable the disaster counties to obtain federal disaster relief funds for the projects.
(2) Only counties designated by the appropriate federal or state official as disaster counties for public assistance shall be authorized to use moneys in the fund under the matching provisions and for the purposes set forth in this section.
(3) All other moneys deposited in the fund shall be used solely on the matching basis and for the purposes set forth in §§ 27-72-301, 27-72-305, 27-72-312, 27-72-313, and 27-72-315.
(b)
(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 27-72-301, 27-72-305, 27-72-312, 27-72-313, and 27-72-315, a county that has been determined by the appropriate federal or state official as being a disaster county for public assistance due to tornadoes, excessive rainfall, flooding conditions, or other natural disasters occurring after December 1, 2002, shall be eligible to receive state aid road funds credited to the account of the disaster county on a basis of ninety percent (90%) state aid road funds to not less than ten percent (10%) county matching funds.
(2) Funds distributed to a disaster county under the special matching provisions of this subsection shall be used solely for the restoration or repair of county bridges or roads destroyed or which suffered extensive damage as a result of tornadoes, heavy rainfall, flooding conditions, or other natural disasters occurring after December 1, 2002, regardless of whether the roads or bridges are a part of the state aid system of county roads.
(c) In addition to the uses provided for in subsection (b) of this section, funds distributed to a disaster county under the matching provisions of this section may be used to provide the necessary matching funds required to match federal disaster relief funds available for the restoration or repair of county bridges or roads which are destroyed or extensively damaged as a result of tornadoes, heavy rainfall, flooding conditions, or other natural disasters occurring after December 1, 2002, regardless of whether the roads or bridges are a part of the state aid system of county roads.
Copyright ©2024 LegalFix. All rights reserved. LegalFix is not a law firm, is not licensed to practice law, and does not provide legal advice, services, or representation. The information on this website is an overview of the legal plans you can purchase—or that may be provided by your employer as an employee benefit or by your credit union or other membership group as a membership benefit.
LegalFix provides its members with easy access to affordable legal services through a network of independent law firms. LegalFix, its corporate entity, and its officers, directors, employees, agents, and contractors do not provide legal advice, services, or representation—directly or indirectly.
The articles and information on the site are not legal advice and should not be relied upon—they are for information purposes only. You should become a LegalFix member to get legal services from one of our network law firms.
You should not disclose confidential or potentially incriminating information to LegalFix—you should only communicate such information to your network law firm.
The benefits and legal services described in the LegalFix legal plans are not always available in all states or with all plans. See the legal plan Benefit Overview and the more comprehensive legal plan contract during checkout for coverage details in your state.
Use of this website, the purchase of legal plans, and access to the LegalFix networks of law firms are subject to the LegalFix Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.