加利福尼亚州洛杉矶县监事会11月10日要求报告联邦火灾救灾款进度：逾4.55亿美元报销申请仅放行不足140万美元
加利福尼亚州洛杉矶县消息，洛杉矶县监事会于11月10日指示县律师与县行政长官准备报告，说明县政府为帕利塞德与伊顿火灾恢复项目申请的联邦资金的待批状态，以及县政府可采取的法律步骤。
监事霍瓦特提出的动议称，2025年1月拜登总统发布灾难声明后，县政府已向联邦紧急事务管理局申请逾4.55亿美元报销，涉及190个火灾恢复项目，迄今放行不足140万美元。动议称，火灾发生22个月后，多数项目仍处待批拨状态，即已通过联邦紧急事务管理局初步技术与监督审查、等待联邦资金最终拨付至州。
动议另称，县政府还通过联邦减灾补助计划申请约3.47亿美元，用于房屋与公共设施防火加固、电线入地与供水系统能力升级等项目，迄今该计划尚未就此次灾难向县政府拨款。动议称，两类资金均已由国会拨款、按公式分配，待行政部门批准。
监事会要求县律师与行政长官下周在闭门会议向监事会回报待批申请状态与可行的法律途径。白宫发言人今夏曾向美联社表示，灾难救助决定不存在政治化，行政部门对灾难声明与资金申请进行更广泛的审查，以确保税款使用得当。
Los Angeles County Board on Nov. 10 Orders Report on Federal Fire Relief: More Than $455 Million in Reimbursement Sought, Less Than $1.4 Million Released
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, California - The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on November 10 directed county attorneys and the chief executive to prepare a report on the status of pending federal funding applications for Palisades and Eaton fire recovery projects, and on possible legal steps to free up the money.
A motion by Supervisor Lindsey Horvath said that, following a disaster declaration by then President Joe Biden in January 2025, the county has applied to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for reimbursement of more than $455 million for 190 fire recovery projects, and that less than $1.4 million has been released to date. The motion said that 22 months after the fires, most projects remain pending obligation, meaning they have cleared FEMA initial technical and oversight reviews and await final obligation of federal funds to the state.
The motion also said the county applied for about $347 million through the federal Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, for projects such as fire hardening of homes and public facilities, undergrounding of power lines and upgrading water system capacity, and that no funding under that program has yet been awarded to the county for this disaster. It said both funding streams have been appropriated by Congress and are allocated by formula, pending administration approval.
The board directed county attorneys and the chief executive to report back next week in closed session on the pending applications and potential legal recourse. A White House spokesperson told The Associated Press this summer that there is no politicization to disaster relief decisions and that the administration conducts more extensive reviews to ensure tax dollars are used appropriately.
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图片来源：图：美国林务局人员在洛杉矶县帕利塞兹大火现场作业。Pacific Southwest Forest Service, USDA from USA 供图，公共领域，经 Wikimedia Commons / Photo: 2025 Southern California fires and the United States Forest Service (USFS) - Taskforce 160. By Pacific Southwest Forest Service, USDA from USA, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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