Published on: 328653. The purpose of this proposed rule is to keep the subject matter of Emergency Rule 65AER 05-1 in effect without interruption for the provision of Emergency Cash Assistance benefits to eligible evacuees of the Hurricane Katrina disaster. The Hurricane Katrina Emergency Assistance Program for Evacuees or Emergency Cash Assistance (ECA) program provides a one-time cash assistance payment equal to four months of temporary cash assistance (TCA) at the maximum payment level for the household size with a Tier-One Shelter Standard to evacuees from Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama.