TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Mar 14, 2022

President Joe Biden has granted a major disaster declaration for seven Tennessee counties as a result of a winter storm last month, the Associated Press reports. The declaration will give local jurisdictions and some private, nonprofit organizations access to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Public Assistance Program. Counties included in the declaration include Crockett, Fayette, Haywood, Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton and Weakley. Gov. Bill Lee requested the declaration, while the state’s congressional delegation supported it.