Feds Approve Nine Counties For Public Assistance

Federal authorities today approved public assistance for nine additional counties hard hit by severe weather from June 10 to July 25, Governor Brad Henry announced.

The counties are Custer, Hughes, Jefferson, Kiowa, McIntosh, Oklahoma, Pawnee, Payne and Pottawatomie.

With the latest action, a total of 50 counties have now been approved for public assistance for the June 10 to July 25 storms. Under a disaster declaration for public assistance, local governments are eligible to receive aid for repairs of public infrastructure such as roads and bridges and other costs incurred in responding to the storms.

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