DR 24-04: AMENDING DR 23-01 TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING ON JANUARY 2, 2023 

WHEREAS: On or about January 02, 2023, severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding occurred, causing damage to private property and public facilities in various jurisdictions in Arkansas; 

WHEREAS: Adverse circumstances have been brought to bear upon citizens and public properties throughout the State of Arkansas; 

WHEREAS: Certain political subdivisions require supplemental assistance from the state to recover from these losses. 

NOW, THEREFORE, I, SARAH HUCKABEE SANDERS, acting under the authority vested in me as Governor of the State of Arkansas and pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. §§ 12-75-101, et seq., do hereby amend proclamation DR 23-01 of January 27, 2023, to authorize funds from the Governor’s Response and Recovery Fund under the Public Assistance Program, in the amount of $73,151.42, to be used to provide disaster relief to Clay County. Such funds will be used at the discretion of the Director of the Arkansas Division of Emergency Management to defray both program and administrative costs. 

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of Arkansas to be affixed this 13th day of May, in the year of our Lord 2024.