Simplified procedures

Section 422 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5189) is amended by striking subsection (a) and the undesignated matter preceding subsection (b) and inserting the following: (a) In general (1) Eligible project In this subsection, the term eligible project means a project— (A) (i) under section 406 that includes repairing, restoring, or replacing any damaged or destroyed public facility or private nonprofit facility; (ii) with emergency assistance under section 403 or 502; or (iii) under section 407 relating to debris removal; and (B) the Federal cost estimate of which is less than the greater of— (i) $1,000,00, which shall be adjusted to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers by the Department of Labor— (I) on the date of enactment of the Disaster Assistance Improvement and Decentralization Act for the period between October 10, 2022, and such date; and (II) annually thereafter; and (ii) if the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency has established a threshold under subsection (b), the amount established under subsection (b). (2) Cost coverage (A) In general On application by a State or local government that performs an eligible project, the President may make the contribution of the State or local government under section 403, 406, 407, or 502, as the case may be, on the basis of the cost incurred from the performance of the eligible project. (B) Limit The amount of the contribution under subparagraph (A) with respect to an eligible project may not exceed 150 percent of the Federal cost estimate of the eligible project. (3) Exception Paragraph (2) shall not apply with respect to a State or local government if the cost of the performance of an eligible project by the State or local government exceeds the cost estimate of the eligible project as a result of poor management, fraud, or waste..