US EditionTrump administration unlawfully canceled disaster prevention program, US judge rules
A federal judge ruled FEMA's April cancellation of the BRIC program unlawful, affecting $200 million in infrastructure projects across 20 states, including North Carolina.
- On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Richard G. Stevens ruled FEMA was wrong to cancel the Building Resilient Infrastructure Communities program, calling the move "unlawful Executive encroachment on the prerogative of Congress."
- After FEMA's April announcement that it would cancel the BRIC program, calling the grants 'wasteful and ineffective,' North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson sued FEMA in July, joined by nineteen other state attorneys general.
- BRIC projects in North Carolina included more than $200 million in funding, nearly $7 million to relocate Hillsborough pump station, and storm Chantal caused six deaths with about $30 million in Orange County repairs.
- The court's summary judgment declares Thursday that the termination of the BRIC program is void and orders FEMA to reverse it, though it did not mandate funding for the Hillsborough project.
- North Carolina is one of 20 states seeking emergency relief, and Jeff Jackson, North Carolina Attorney General, told WRAL News his office asked the court to treat this as an emergency.
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Judge Orders FEMA to Reverse Termination of Infrastructure Resilience Program
A federal judge ruled on Dec. 11 that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has unlawfully terminated a pre-disaster mitigation program and ordered the agency to reverse its action. U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns of the District of Massachusetts sided with 20 states and the District of Columbia, which argued the agency lacked the authority to cancel the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program, a congression…
Funding for federal program that helped states limit natural disaster costs restored by courts
BOSTON, Mass. (KEYT) – On Thursday, a federal court ruled in favor of a coalition of states, including California, and restored funding cut by the Trump Administration earlier this year for a program that issued grants to projects intended to limit the financial impact of natural disasters before they happen. The Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program was signed into law by President Trump as part of the Disaster Recove…
Judge bars Trump from axing FEMA disaster preparedness grants
A federal judge in Massachusetts on Thursday blocked the Trump administration from cutting a program meant to make communities better prepared for storms. Judge Richard Stearns, a Clinton appointee, ruled that the administration cannot terminate the Building Resilient Infrastructure Communities (BRIC) grant program or redistribute its money for other purposes. “This is a case about…
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