President Donald J. Trump Amends the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Disaster Declaration

On
January 31, 2020, President Donald J. Trump made additional disaster
assistance available to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
(CNMI) by authorizing an increase in the level of Federal funding for
relief and recovery assistance as a result of Super Typhoon Yutu.
 
Under the President's order today, the Federal share for hazard
mitigation measures associated with sections 404 and 406 of the Stafford
Act is authorized at 100 percent of total eligible costs with the
following conditions:
 
1. CNMI must maintain the 2018 International Building Code through the closeout of the disaster; and
 
2. CNMI must prioritize mitigation projects to improve resiliency for
critical infrastructure approved by the FEMA Region IX Regional
Administrator.