Bresnahan introduces legislation to protect Scranton flood funding, more

WASHINGTON, DC — On May 6, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) announced the introduction of the Save BRIC Act, legislation requiring the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to disburse funding through the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program to help states prepare against natural disasters. This bipartisan bill, which he introduced with Representative Greg Stanton (AZ-04), would protect the program from elimination.

“The BRIC program is a hand-up, not a hand-out, to at-risk communities who have suffered catastrophic weather events” said Rep. Bresnahan. “In cases where our communities cannot bear the full cost of keeping people safe, it is our responsibility to lend assistance. We must ensure this critical program continues to provide the infrastructure assistance and pre-disaster support to those who need it most.” 

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“Defunding this common-sense, bipartisan grant program puts lives, property, and public safety at unnecessary risk” said Rep. Stanton. “BRIC grants are a small up-front investment in resilience to save lives and taxpayer dollars long-term. Arizona communities are counting on these funds—dollars that Congress appropriated on a bipartisan basis. Now the Trump administration needs to fulfill that promise.” 

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You can read the full text of the legislation here.