Department of Community and Culture. Disaster Relief Board

DRB funds help applicants repair, restore, reconstruct, or replace public facilities damaged or destroyed by flooding or mudslides. Included may be the following country or municipal facilities: flood control, public power, sewage treatment and collection, waterways, water supply and distribution, and watershed development. Some highway facilities and public buildings are also eligible.??All financial assistance provided by the DRB is in the form of grants. Obviously, this funding is?only appropriate for emergency repair situations and is only available when mandated by the?Legislature and Governor. Routine water resources development is not eligible. (Utah Natural Resources, Water Resources, "Utah Drought Response Plan," March 1993, page 61; http://drought.unl.edu/plan/state%20plans/Utah.pdf, viewed online 24 May 2010.)

The Permanent Community Impact Board acts as the Disaster Relief Board. Personnel in the Division of Community Development act as staff for the board. (Utah Natural Resources, Water Resources, "Utah Drought Response Plan," March 1993, page 61; http://drought.unl.edu/plan/state%20plans/Utah.pdf, viewed online 24 May 2010.)