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Rubio Leads Florida, Georgia Colleagues in Urging USDA to Use Disaster Funds to Assist Forest Landowners and Timber Growers
Miami, FL — Today, U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Rick Scott (R-FL) urged United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue to implement disaster relief as quickly as possible. Specifically, Rubio and Scott urged the administration to aid state governments in crafting effective forest restoration block grants. In addition to covering a large portion of debris removal, site preparation, and replanting costs, such block grants should also appropriately compensate landowners for the value of trees lost as a direct consequence of Hurricane Michael’s fury.
Joining Senators Rubio and Scott in signing the letter were U.S. Representatives Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Buddy Carter (R-GA), Neal Dunn (R-FL), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Ted Yoho (R-FL), Austin Scott (R-GA), John Rutherford (R-FL), Jody Hice (R-GA), Al Lawson (D-FL), and Rick Allen (R-GA).
El full text of the letter .
Dear Secretary Perdue:
With the passage and signing into law of the Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, 2019, Congress has provided the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) with more than three billion dollars to compensate growers, harvesters, and other agricultural producers whose operations were impacted by natural disasters in 2018 and 2019. This long-awaited aid will greatly benefit rural communities in Florida and Georgia that continue to recover from Hurricane Michael. We urge you to implement this disaster relief as quickly as possible.
We also request that you work with state officials in Florida and Georgia to craft effective forest restoration block grants. In addition to covering a large portion of debris removal, site preparation, and replanting costs, such block grants should also appropriately compensate landowners for the value of trees lost as a direct consequence of Hurricane Michael’s fury. By accounting for timber losses in the determination of forest restoration block grant payments, USDA can advance the recovery of our states’ working forests and working families so that they may continue contributing to the future vitality and character of their communities.
We look forward to working with you to ensure the timely and effective disbursement of disaster recovery aid to Floridians and Georgians suffering from Hurricane Michael’s devastation. Thank you for your consideration of this important matter.
Atentamente,