Objective, verifiable metrics replacing subjective damage assessments.
Triggers are based on authoritative federal data (e.g., population impacted, wind speed, or flood depth)[cite: 102, 110].
Payments are triggered automatically when pre-defined criteria are met[cite: 107, 116].
Federal funding would be up to 75% based on performance metrics, with a minimum of 50%[cite: 104].
This eliminates the need for tedious exact-dollar damage assessments[cite: 6, 105].