In December, a federal court in Massachusetts ordered FEMA to reverse its termination of a program that provides communities with resources to protect infrastructure from natural disasters.
Arizona is among the states now asking the court to enforce its order.
Arizona joined onto the original lawsuit filed last summer attempting to prevent FEMA from ending its BRIC disaster-mitigation program.
According to a press release from the state Attorney General’s Office, communities like Buckeye and Camp Verde were due about $5 million combined in pending flood mitigation projects.
The new filing says FEMA is not complying with the December court order, and that the agency has taken no clear steps in reinstating the program.
The states involved in the lawsuit are asking FEMA to make the disaster mitigation funds available immediately and to clarify status on currently funded projects.
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