But in early March, Gov. Eric Holcomb signed a new law that will improve the way people get money from the state’s Disaster Relief Fund.
Since the law didn’t take effect until July, it won’t help the folks hit by the March 14 tornadoes, but under the law, people will be able to apply for more money from the state – up to $25,000. Right now, the limit is $10,000.
Communities will also be able to get money for the fund to take proactive measures to help should disaster strike.
“Safety measures, making sure a community has a plan of what to do whenever disaster strikes, be it tornado or really bad storm,” said State Sen. Cyndi Carrasco (R-District 36). “Another is to access dollars to be able to rebuild some of their structures in a way that is going to be stronger and withstand storms maybe later on.”
Money in the state’s disaster relief fund comes from taxes from the sale of fireworks.
