Alexandra Borchio Fontimp has had an amendment adopted to help municipalities assess damage after a flood. This measure aims to facilitate access to state aid by strengthening the support for local authorities.
Alexandra Borchio Fontimp, senator for the Alpes-Maritimes, has had an amendment adopted to improve the access of municipalities to the solidarity grant for local authorities affected by climatic events (DSEC). This text provides for a single prefectural counter to assist municipalities in assessing the damage caused by floods.
The Alpes-Maritimes department has recently suffered several violent storms, such as Alex and Aline. In the face of these events, many mayors have expressed their difficulties in assessing the damage suffered. The adopted amendment addresses this expectation by facilitating access to state aid.
“The amendment I have just had adopted in the Senate aims for the single prefectural counter to help municipalities assess the damage caused by floods,” said Alexandra Borchio Fontimp. Until now, local authorities had to provide their own assessment of the damage to benefit from solidarity funds, a complex task for some municipalities with limited resources.
What does this text say?
The text modifies article 3 of the bill on the prevention and management of floods by local authorities. It adds a specification: the single counter must help municipalities assess the nature and cost of damages caused by a flood. This modification aims to speed up the processing of files and ensure a better distribution of aid.
The measure addresses a recurring difficulty: the lack of resources for small municipalities to carry out these assessments within the imposed deadlines. By strengthening support for local authorities, this amendment offers them an additional tool to obtain essential financial support after a climatic disaster.
Local elected officials hope that this measure will allow for more effective management of climate crises and increased responsiveness from the state to the needs of affected territories.
