Chapter 12A — State Response to Natural Disaster

12A.01 State Response to Natural Disaster This section establishes the overall purpose of chapter 12A: providing a framework for state agencies to help … 12A.02 Definitions This section defines key terms used throughout the natural disaster recovery chapter. 'Disaster' means a presidential … 12A.03 State Assistance This section sets out the ground rules for all state disaster assistance. All appropriations must be made in law, and … 12A.04 Agriculture This section authorizes the commissioner of agriculture to use disaster appropriations to help affected agricultural … 12A.05 Board of Water and Soil Resources This section authorizes the Board of Water and Soil Resources to use disaster appropriations for three purposes: … 12A.06 Education This section authorizes the commissioner of education to provide disaster assistance to school districts. Available … 12A.07 Employment and Economic Development This section authorizes the commissioner of employment and economic development to make grants to local governments for … 12A.08 Health This section authorizes the commissioner of health to assess and address public health needs in disaster-affected … 12A.09 Housing Finance This section allows the Housing Finance Agency to use disaster appropriations to provide forgivable loans to homeowners … 12A.10 Human Services This section authorizes the commissioner of human services to pay disaster-related costs for evacuation, transportation, … 12A.11 Minnesota Historical Society This section authorizes the Minnesota Historical Society to use disaster appropriations for cleanup, renovation, repair, … 12A.12 Natural Resources This section authorizes the commissioner of natural resources to rehabilitate state facilities damaged by disasters, … 12A.13 Pollution Control Agency This section allows the Pollution Control Agency to use petroleum tank release cleanup fund money to help clean up or … 12A.14 Public Facilities Authority This section authorizes the Public Facilities Authority to make grants to local governments for repairing or replacing … 12A.15 Public Safety This section authorizes the commissioner of public safety to pay 100% of the nonfederal share for state agencies, local … 12A.16 Transportation This section authorizes the commissioner of transportation to use trunk highway and emergency relief account funds for …