ContractProgrammatic Agreement • May 5th, 2020
Contract Type FiledMay 5th, 2020Draft Agreement 10/16/08 Page 1 of 31 1 DRAFT 2 PROGRAMMATIC AGREEMENT 3 AMONG 4 THE US DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, 5 THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, 6 THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, 7 THE LOUISIANA STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER, 8 AND 9 THE ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION 10 REGARDING THE FUNDING TO REPAIR OR REPLACE 11 HEALTHCARE FACILITIES COMPRISING THE VA MEDICAL CENTER 12 AND 13 THE MEDICAL CENTER OF LOUISIANA AT NEW ORLEANS 14 15 16 WHEREAS, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (Disaster) resulted in significant damage to 17 healthcare infrastructure and severely limited medical training opportunities in New 18 Orleans, Southern Louisiana, and the Gulf South area; and 19 20 WHEREAS, re-establishing healthcare infrastructure and medical training opportunities 21 is critical to the recovery and vitality of New Orleans, Southern Louisiana, and the Gulf 22 South area; and 23 24 WHEREAS, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) of the Department of 25 Homeland Sec