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North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, speaks while Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, left, and other legislators listen in the Legislative Building in Raleigh, N.C., as Berger and Moore unveiled details of an initial Hurricane Helene package considered at the General Assembly on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024 (AP Photo/Gary D. Robertson).

North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, speaks while Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, left, and other legislators listen in the Legislative Building in Raleigh, N.C., as Berger and Moore unveiled details of an initial Hurricane Helene package considered at the General Assembly on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024 (AP Photo/Gary D. Robertson).

FEMA employee Jirau Alvaro works with Daniel Mancini, doing a report on the damage to his property on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024 in rural Buncombe County, near Black Mountain, N.C. (Robert Willett/The News & Observer via AP)

FEMA employee Jirau Alvaro works with Daniel Mancini, doing a report on the damage to his property on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024 in rural Buncombe County, near Black Mountain, N.C. (Robert Willett/The News & Observer via AP)

FEMA employee Jirau Alvaro works with Daniel Mancini, doing a report on the damage to his property on Sunday, October 6, 2024 in rural Buncombe County, near Black Mountain, N.C. (Robert Willett/The News & Observer via AP)

FEMA employee Jirau Alvaro works with Daniel Mancini, doing a report on the damage to his property on Sunday, October 6, 2024 in rural Buncombe County, near Black Mountain, N.C. (Robert Willett/The News & Observer via AP)

Soldiers with the 101st Airborne Division Air Assault, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, from Fort Campbell, Ky., help volunteers distribute water, food, toiletries, and other aid to residents in Maggie Valley on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. (Travis Long/The News & Observer via AP)

Soldiers with the 101st Airborne Division Air Assault, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, from Fort Campbell, Ky., help volunteers distribute water, food, toiletries, and other aid to residents in Maggie Valley on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. (Travis Long/The News & Observer via AP)

Soldiers with the 101st Airborne Division Air Assault, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, from Fort Campbell, Kentucky, use Infantry Squad Vehicles to deliver water, food, toiletries, and other aid to residents in the Soco Gap community in Maggie Valley on Tuesday, October. 8, 2024. The team has been using the Maggie Valley Pavilion and Town Hall as a distribution base for relief efforts in the town following Tropical Storm Helene. (Travis Long/The News & Observer via AP)

Soldiers with the 101st Airborne Division Air Assault, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, from Fort Campbell, Kentucky, use Infantry Squad Vehicles to deliver water, food, toiletries, and other aid to residents in the Soco Gap community in Maggie Valley on Tuesday, October. 8, 2024. The team has been using the Maggie Valley Pavilion and Town Hall as a distribution base for relief efforts in the town following Tropical Storm Helene. (Travis Long/The News & Observer via AP)

Soldiers with the 101st Airborne Division Air Assault, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, from Fort Campbell, Kentucky, use Infantry Squad Vehicles to deliver water, food, toiletries, and other aid to residents in the Soco Gap community in Maggie Valley on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. The team has been using the Maggie Valley Pavilion and Town Hall as a distribution base for relief efforts in the town following Tropical Storm Helene. (Travis Long/The News & Observer via AP)

Soldiers with the 101st Airborne Division Air Assault, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, from Fort Campbell, Kentucky, use Infantry Squad Vehicles to deliver water, food, toiletries, and other aid to residents in the Soco Gap community in Maggie Valley on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. The team has been using the Maggie Valley Pavilion and Town Hall as a distribution base for relief efforts in the town following Tropical Storm Helene. (Travis Long/The News & Observer via AP)

FEMA employee Jirau Alvaro works with Daniel Mancini, doing a report on the damage to his property on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024 in rural Buncombe County, near Black Mountain, N.C. (Robert Willett/The News & Observer via AP)

FEMA employee Jirau Alvaro works with Daniel Mancini, doing a report on the damage to his property on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024 in rural Buncombe County, near Black Mountain, N.C. (Robert Willett/The News & Observer via AP)