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prima:Puerto Rico government could lose access to $4.5 billion in federal recovery funds

Before the end of the year, Puerto Rico must ensure that FEMA appropriates Hurricane María relief funds intended for repairs or reconstruction or the island could lose those funds

7 de marzo de 2021 - 10:03 AM

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In the case of emergency funds disbursed through categories A and B of the federal Stafford Act, Puerto Rico has until the end of the year to ensure that FEMA obligates (or separates for specific use) the $1.03 billion that remains pending. (gerald.lopez@gfrmedia.com)

Nearly four years after Hurricane María, the government is still processing reimbursements for emergency expenses associated with the hurricane while it has not submitted most of the projects that would prevent Puerto Rico residents from experiencing the effects of another natural disaster, admitted Manuel Laboy, executive director of Puerto Rico Central Office for Recovery, Reconstruction and Resiliency (COR3).

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