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THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release May 17, 1999

           PRESIDENT CLINTON DECLARES A MAJOR DISASTER EXISTS
                        IN THE STATE OF COLORADO

The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Colorado and ordered Federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms and flooding on April 29, 1999, and continuing.

The President's action makes Federal funding available to affected individuals in a five county area. The counties include Bent, El Paso, Larimer, Otero, and Weld.

Assistance can include disaster housing, grants, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses, and other programs to help individuals and business owners recover from the effects of the disaster.

Federal funding is also available on a cost share basis for hazard mitigation measures.

James L. Witt, Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), named James S. Logan of FEMA's regional office in Denver, Colorado to coordinate Federal recovery operations in the affected area.

The Agency said that damage surveys are continuing in other areas, and additional assistance and areas may be added after the assessments are completed.

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