Emergency Procedure

(1) In accordance with M.G.L. c. 23K, § 61, parties seeking appropriations from the Fund must submit written requests before February 1st of each year. For purposes of 205 CMR 153.03, each year shall run from February 1st through January 31st. (2) The Commission may accept a request for an emergency appropriation from the Fund at any time. An emergency shall be defined as a serious and unexpected situation requiring immediate action to avoid significant harm to the community or to prevent threats to the health, welfare or safety of individuals or serious damage to property. For purposes of 205 CMR 153.03, an emergency shall include, but not be limited to, situations related to infrastructure, technology, and/or public safety, that were not known or could not have been known at the time requests for allocations from the Fund were due. (3) The Commission shall establish a procedure for the request and allocation of funds on an emergency basis, which shall be outlined in the guidelines. Emergency appropriations from the Fund for applications received on or after February 1st shall be funded from the next Community Mitigation Fund fiscal year allocation.