Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Addresses State and Local Failures to Rebuild Los Angeles After Wildfire Disasters

ACCELERATING REBUILDING IN WILDFIRE-DEVASTATED LOS ANGELES: On Friday, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to cut through bureaucratic red tape and speed up reconstruction in the Pacific Palisades and Eaton Canyon areas one year after devastating wildfires destroyed nearly 40,000 acres of homes and businesses.

The Order directs the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to issue regulations that preempt State and local procedural permitting requirements and enable builders to self-certify to a Federal agency designee that they have complied with State and local substantive health, safety, and building standards...