US EditionTrump executive order seeks to speed up rebuilding of homes destroyed by Los Angeles wildfires
The order aims to bypass local permits and allow builder self-certification to speed wildfire rebuilding, citing nearly $3 billion in unspent hazard-mitigation grants, officials said.
- Trump issued an executive order directing federal agencies to expedite approvals and waive requirements to speed up rebuilding in Los Angeles after wildfires, citing delays by California in using federal disaster aid.
- California officials argued that local permitting has moved faster than before the fires and urged the release of more federal disaster funding that has stalled.
- The order allows builders to 'self-certify' compliance with standards and preempts state/local permitting processes deemed too slow, though legal authority is unclear.
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President Trump signed an executive order for the federal government to take over the reconstruction of last year’s Eaton and Palisades fires
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday to speed up the process of rebuilding the areas affected by the devastating fires that hit Los Angeles last year. The bill replaces "state or local permit processes and other similar prior approval requirements that, according to each agency, have unduly prevented the timely use of federal emergency relief funds," the White House said in a statement.
Trump Order Seeks to Fast-Track Rebuild of Los Angeles Properties Destroyed by Wildfires
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order paving the way for a federal takeover of California’s wildfire recovery efforts, the White House announced on Jan. 27. Coming one year after the Pacific Palisades and Eaton Canyon wildfires in Los Angeles County, the order tasks the leaders of FEMA and the Small Business Administration (SBA) to develop measures to supersede state and local authority and help expedite the rebuilding of homes an…
Trump issues executive order to expedite rebuilding after Los Angeles County wildfires
(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump issued an executive order Tuesday to expedite permits and remove local or state government delays for Los Angeles County residents rebuilding after last year’s devastating wildfires.
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The spokesman-ReviewTrump signs executive order to 'preempt' permitting process for fire-destroyed homes in LA
LOS ANGELES — President Donald Trump has announced an executive order to allow victims of the Los Angeles wildfires to rebuild without dealing with "unnecessary, dupicative, or obstructive" permitting requirements.
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