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CIAO DATE: 06/06
Federal Allocations in Response to Katrina, Rita, and Wilma
Matt Fellowes and Amy Liu
March 2006
Abstract
Federal allocations in response to hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma now total over $88 billion. Additionally, over $8 billion in tax relief is available, and another $19.8 billion in spending has been proposed by the Bush administration in February 2006. While these numbers appear quite large, widespread uncertainty exists over how much of this money has actually been spent and where.
This brief with the accompanying tables illustrates the program categories behind the federal allocations to date for hurricane recovery activities (see Table 1) and the chronology of legislative and executive decisions to respond to the needs of the Gulf Coast (Table 2). These tables will be updated as new developments occur.
