A “public facility” includes “any non-Federal aid street, road, or highway” owned by a State or local government. PA funding is generally not available when another federal agency has the specific authority to restorefacilities damaged or destroyed by an event which is declared a major disaster. Permanent work to restore roads and bridges is eligible unless restoration is under the specific authority of another federal agency such as the FHWA. The documentation in the record shows that Oakmont Drive is considered a federal-aid route, which is not considered an eligible public facility for the purposes of PA funding. Additionally, the work is ineligible because federal law and regulations provided FHWA with the specific authority to fund the repairs through the ER program.
Oakmont Drive is a federal-aid route and is consequently ineligible for Public Assistance funding. Therefore, this appeal is denied.
Stafford Act §§ 102(10), 406(a). 44 C.F.R. §§ 206.221(1), 206.225(a)(1), 206.226(a)(1). PAPPG, at 56, 99, 168, 169. Ft. Lauderdale (City of), FEMA-4709-DR-FL, at 2-3; Gloucester Cnty., FEMA-4574-DR-NJ, at 2; York (Town of), FEMA-4367-DR-ME, at 3-4.