Assistance authorized by an emergency declaration is limited to immediate and short-term assistance, essential to save lives, to protect property and public health and safety, or to lessen or avert the threat of a catastrophe.
authority: Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act,
42 U.S.C. 5121 through 5207; Homeland Security Act of 2002,
6 U.S.C. 101
source: 54 FR 11615, Mar. 21, 1989, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 44 CFR 206.63