WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- The White House issued the following news release on Dec. 23, 2023: Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Utah and ordered Federal assistance to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by flooding from May 1 to May 27, 2023. Federal funding is available to state, tribal, and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency w  more