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Housing Options in the Aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita HOUSING OPTIONS IN THE AFTERMATH OF HURRICANES KATRINA AND RITA FIELD HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITY OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED NINTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION JANUARY 14, 2006 Printed for the use of the Committee on Financial Services Serial No. 109–70 ( U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 27–793 PDF WASHINGTON : 2006 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Internet: bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512–1800; DC area (202) 512–1800 Fax: (202) 512–2250 Mail: Stop SSOP, Washington, DC 20402–0001 VerDate 0ct 09 2002 13:47 Oct 18, 2006 Jkt 027793 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 5011 Sfmt 5011 F:\DOCS\27793.TXT HFIN PsN: TERRIE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES MICHAEL G. OXLEY, Ohio, Chairman JAMES A. LEACH, Iowa BARNEY FRANK, Massachusetts RICHARD H. BAKER, Louisiana PAUL E. KANJORSKI, Pennsylvania DEBORAH PRYCE, Ohio MAXINE WATERS, California SPENCER BACHUS, Alabama CAROLYN B. MALONEY, New York MICHAEL N. CASTLE, Delaware LUIS V. GUTIERREZ, Illinois EDWARD R. ROYCE, California NYDIA M. VELA´ ZQUEZ, New York FRANK D. LUCAS, Oklahoma MELVIN L. WATT, North Carolina ROBERT W. NEY, Ohio GARY L. ACKERMAN, New York SUE W. KELLY, New York, Vice Chair DARLENE HOOLEY, Oregon RON PAUL, Texas JULIA CARSON, Indiana PAUL E. GILLMOR, Ohio BRAD SHERMAN, California JIM RYUN, Kansas GREGORY W. MEEKS, New York STEVEN C. LATOURETTE, Ohio BARBARA LEE, California DONALD A. MANZULLO, Illinois DENNIS MOORE, Kansas WALTER B. JONES, JR., North Carolina MICHAEL E. CAPUANO, Massachusetts JUDY BIGGERT, Illinois HAROLD E. FORD, JR., Tennessee CHRISTOPHER SHAYS, Connecticut RUBE´ N HINOJOSA, Texas VITO FOSSELLA, New York JOSEPH CROWLEY, New York GARY G. MILLER, California WM. LACY CLAY, Missouri PATRICK J. TIBERI, Ohio STEVE ISRAEL, New York MARK R. KENNEDY, Minnesota CAROLYN MCCARTHY, New York TOM FEENEY, Florida JOE BACA, California JEB HENSARLING, Texas JIM MATHESON, Utah SCOTT GARRETT, New Jersey STEPHEN F. LYNCH, Massachusetts GINNY BROWN-WAITE, Florida BRAD MILLER, North Carolina J. GRESHAM BARRETT, South Carolina DAVID SCOTT, Georgia KATHERINE HARRIS, Florida ARTUR DAVIS, Alabama RICK RENZI, Arizona AL GREEN, Texas JIM GERLACH, Pennsylvania EMANUEL CLEAVER, Missouri STEVAN PEARCE, New Mexico MELISSA L. BEAN, Illinois RANDY NEUGEBAUER, Texas DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Florida TOM PRICE, Georgia GWEN MOORE, Wisconsin, MICHAEL G. FITZPATRICK, Pennsylvania GEOFF DAVIS, Kentucky BERNARD SANDERS, Vermont PATRICK T. MCHENRY, North Carolina CAMPBELL, JOHN, California Robert U. Foster, III, Staff Director (II) VerDate 0ct 09 2002 13:47 Oct 18, 2006 Jkt 027793 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 F:\DOCS\27793.TXT HFIN PsN: TERRIE SUBCOMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITY ROBERT W. NEY, Ohio, Chairman GARY G. MILLER, California, Vice Chairman MAXINE WATERS, California RICHARD H. BAKER, Louisiana NYDIA M. VELA´ ZQUEZ, New York WALTER B. JONES, JR., North Carolina JULIA CARSON, Indiana CHRISTOPHER SHAYS, Connecticut BARBARA LEE, California PATRICK J. TIBERI, Ohio MICHAEL E. CAPUANO, Massachusetts GINNY BROWN-WAITE, Florida BERNARD SANDERS, Vermont KATHERINE HARRIS, Florida STEPHEN F. LYNCH, Massachusetts RICK RENZI, Arizona BRAD MILLER, North Carolina STEVAN, PEARCE, New Mexico DAVID SCOTT, Georgia RANDY NEUGEBAUER, Texas ARTUR DAVIS, Alabama MICHAEL G. FITZPATRICK, Pennsylvania EMANUEL CLEAVER, Missouri GEOFF DAVIS, Kentucky AL GREEN, Texas CAMPBELL, JOHN, California BARNEY FRANK, Massachusetts MICHAEL G. OXLEY, Ohio (III) VerDate 0ct 09 2002 13:47 Oct 18, 2006 Jkt 027793 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 F:\DOCS\27793.TXT HFIN PsN: TERRIE VerDate 0ct 09 2002 13:47 Oct 18, 2006 Jkt 027793 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 F:\DOCS\27793.TXT HFIN PsN: TERRIE C O N T E N T S Page Hearing held on: January 14, 2006 .............................................................................................. 1 Appendix: January 14, 2006 .............................................................................................. 65 WITNESSES SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 2006 Bolen, Dianne, Executive Director, Mississippi Home Corporation .................... 16 Bowling, Sheri Cox, Director, Disaster Response Coordinator, Diocese of Bi- loxi, Catholic Social and Community Services ................................................... 36 Clark, Rodger, Executive Director, Bayou Gulf States Chapter, Paralyzed Veterans of America ............................................................................................. 34 Davis, Lanelle, Executive Director, Housing Authority of the City of Long Beach, Mississippi ................................................................................................ 38 Davis, Wallace, Chief Executive Officer, Volunteers of America–Southeast ...... 39 Eide, Phil, Enterprise Corporation of the Delta .................................................... 41 Griffin, Cynthia P., Executive Director, Habitat for Humanity/Metro Jackson . 42 Johnson, Derrick, President, Mississippi NAACP ................................................ 44 Jones, Rev. Carlton L., Second Sweet Home Church, Gulfport, Mississippi ...... 49 Nicks, Shantrell, attorney and local resident ........................................................ 46 Russo, James N., Federal Coordinating Officer for DR–1604–MS, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security ............ 12 Smith, Dr. Gavin, Director, Office of Recovery and Renewal, Office of Gov- ernor Haley Barbour ............................................................................................ 9 Walters, Nick, Mississippi Rural Development State Director, USDA ............... 13 Warr, Hon. Brent, Mayor, City of Gulfport, Mississippi ...................................... 6 Williams, Charles H., Deputy Assistant Secretary, Multifamily Housing, De- partment of Housing and Urban Development .................................................. 15 Williams, Rev. Rosemary, Mount Zion United Methodist Church ...................... 48 APPENDIX Prepared statements: Bolen, Dianne ................................................................................................... 66 Bowling, Sheri Cox ........................................................................................... 72 Clark, Rodger .................................................................................................... 74 Davis, Lanelle ................................................................................................... 114 Davis, Wallace .................................................................................................. 120 Griffin, Cynthia P. ............................................................................................ 129 Johnson, Derrick ............................................................................................... 131 Jones, Rev. Carlton L. ...................................................................................... 135 Nicks, Shantrell ................................................................................................ 137 Rayburn, Bobby ................................................................................................ 140 Russo, James N. ............................................................................................... 147 Smith, Dr. Gavin .............................................................................................. 159 Walters, Nick .................................................................................................... 163 Warr, Hon. Brent .............................................................................................. 171 Williams, Rev. Rosemary ................................................................................. 177 ADDITIONAL MATERIAL SUBMITTED FOR THE RECORD Hon. Robert Ney: Letter from Bechtel .......................................................................................... 180 (V) VerDate 0ct 09 2002 13:47 Oct 18, 2006 Jkt 027793 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 F:\DOCS\27793.TXT HFIN PsN: TERRIE VerDate 0ct 09 2002 13:47 Oct 18, 2006 Jkt 027793 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 F:\DOCS\27793.TXT HFIN PsN: TERRIE HOUSING OPTIONS IN THE AFTERMATH OF HURRICANES KATRINA AND RITA Saturday, January 14, 2006 U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITY, COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES, Washington, D.C. The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 9:20 a.m., in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 2309 15th Street, Gulfport, Mis- sissippi, Hon. Bob Ney [chairman of the subcommittee] presiding. Present: Representatives Ney, Waters, Lee, Green, Cleaver, Wat- son, Melancon, Taylor and Thompson. Chairman NEY. We meet this morning to continue this discussion of the Federal Government’s response to the emergency housing needs of the residents affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. This is the first field hearing held in Gulfport, Mississippi, since Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck the Gulf shores late last sum- mer. Yesterday was the first hearing, official U.S. House hearing, held in New Orleans. I am going to submit my opening statement because we do want to hear from you. We have a couple of important panels and I would appreciate it if the members would do the same thing. We are going to hold strictly to the time limit here. I need to ex- plain that for people who have not been to a House hearing. This will be an official hearing of the
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