To ensure states impacted by Hurricane Rita are treated equally with regard to cost-share adjustments for damage resulting from that hurricane.

1. Inserts “That for states in which the President declared a major disaster (as that term is defined…” after “Provided,”

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   …Provided,[inserted: That for states in which the President declared a major disaster (as that term is defined in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122)) on September 24, 2005, as a result of Hurricane Rita, each county or parish eligible for individual and public assistance under such declaration in such States will be treated equally for purposes of cost-share adjustments under such Act, to account for the impact in those counties and parishes of Hurricanes Rita and Katrina: Provided further,]…

   Original wording

   On page 165, line 20, after “Provided,” insert the following: “That for states in which the President declared a major disaster (as that term is defined in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122)) on September 24, 2005, as a result of Hurricane Rita, each county or parish eligible for individual and public assistance under such declaration in such States will be treated equally for purposes of cost-share adjustments under such Act, to account for the impact in those counties and parishes of Hurricanes Rita and Katrina: Provided further,”.

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