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Executive Order 13632

Establishing the Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force

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In simple terms

This executive order establishes a cabinet-level task force chaired by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to coordinate long-term rebuilding efforts after Hurricane Sandy. The task force is required to produce a comprehensive rebuilding strategy within 180 days of its first meeting, after which it will terminate 60 days later.

Federal Register Open PDF 77 FR 74341

Record & deadlines

  1. Signed

    Signed by the President

  2. FR published

    Published in the Federal Register · 77 FR 74341

    Federal Register PDF

  3. Task Force termination (60 days after Strategy completion)

  4. Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Strategy due

Key directives

  • Establish Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force chaired by HUD Secretary
  • Task Force to prepare Rebuilding Strategy within 180 days of first convening
  • Strategy must include long-term rebuilding plan with vulnerability assessments
  • Strategy must specify outcomes, goals, actions by all government levels and private sector
  • Task Force terminates 60 days after Strategy completion
  • HUD to provide administrative support using Disaster Relief Fund and other available funds
  • Federal agencies to align programs with Strategy as appropriate

Who is ordered

Related orders

What to expect

Immediate

  • Task Force establishment
  • HUD Secretary designated as Chair
  • 24 federal agencies designated as members

Near term (90d)

  • First convening of Task Force members
  • Advisory Group establishment at Chair's discretion
  • Stakeholder engagement begins
  • Coordination with FEMA and NDRF structures

Long term

  • Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Strategy due within 180 days of first meeting
  • Task Force terminates 60 days after Strategy completion
  • FEMA and NDRF lead agencies assume ongoing coordinating roles

Risks & tensions

  • First convening date not specified, making actual calendar dates for 180-day and termination deadlines uncertain
  • Task Force effectiveness depends on voluntary interagency coordination without binding authority over member agencies
  • Funding contingent on Disaster Relief Fund availability and appropriations
  • Potential tension between 'local primacy' principle and federal coordination role
  • Scope ambiguity: 'resilient rebuilding' vs. speed of recovery for displaced residents
Executive Order 13632: Establishing the Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force · Executive Orders