(Des Moines)– Governor Kim Reynolds Tuesday signed the Disaster Relief Bill into law, also known as Senate File 619. Among other things, it adds $11.6 million to fully fund the Disaster Recovery Housing Assistance Program launched in July, 2024, in response to last year’s flooding and severe storms. Spencer City Manager Kevin Robinson says getting the bill passed in the Legislature was crucial to residents in that city that were hit hard by last year’s flood…
The legislation also extends a tax exclusion for housing developers who received awards under the State Disaster New Housing Grant Program; adjusts insurance regulations to better protect consumers and homeowners from unfair practices; adds $2 million to the Nuisance Property and Abandoned Building Fund to help with demolition costs for disaster-damaged buildings; and establishes a revolving fund to build resiliency from future disasters.
