Florida Florida Statutes
§ 215.5588 — Florida Disaster Recovery Program
FS § 215.5588Ch. 215
Statute text
View on source(1)The Department of Commerce shall implement the 2006 Disaster Recovery Program from funds provided through the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006, for the purpose of assisting local governments in satisfying disaster recovery needs in the areas of low-income housing and infrastructure, with a primary focus on the hardening of single-family and multifamily housing units, not only to ensure that affordable housing can withstand the effects of hurricane-force winds, but also to mitigate the increasing costs of insurance, which may ultimately render existing affordable homes unaffordable or uninsurable. This section does not create an entitlement for local governments or property owners or obligate the state in any way to fund disaster recovery needs.
(2)Entitlement and nonentitlement counties identified under the Federal Disaster Declaration (FEMA-1609-DR), federally recognized Indian tribes, and nonprofit organizations are eligible to apply for funding.
(3)Up to 78 percent of these funds may be used to complement the grants awarded by the Department of Financial Services under s. 215.5586 and fund other eligible disaster-related activities supporting housing rehabilitation, hardening, mitigation, and infrastructure improvements at the request of the l plicant if the department does not receive a response to its request for additional information within 60 days after it notifies the applicant of any apparent errors or omissions in the application.
(9)RULES.—The department shall adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement this section; to govern the program; to govern hurricane mitigation inspections and grants, mitigation contractors, and training of inspectors and contractors; and to carry out the duties of the department under this section.
Legislative history
s. 1, ch. 2024-108; s. 18, ch. 2025-6; s. 1, ch. 2025-173.