House approves bill to help with Katrina rebuilding

The Sun Herald, 10/29/7

The House passed a bill today which will aid areas hit by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita by retroactively changing federal rules that have hampered recovery.

“Sometimes it seems that public schools and city and county offices will be the last buildings rebuilt on the Mississippi Coast,” said Rep. Gene Taylor, D-Bay St. Louis, in a statement.

“This bill will help resolve any remaining problems so that local officials can start construction. The bill also provides flexibility for alternate projects and for mitigation grants so that the new facilities can be built better and stronger than the buildings that were destroyed.”