01/26/2022 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/26/2022 16:26
MINOT, N.D. - At a meeting with local leaders and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials today, Senator John Hoeven outlined the $61.45 million in federal funding that he secured last week for permanent flood protection in the Souris River Valley. Hoeven worked with Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Shalanda Young to ensure this funding went to the Minot region. With this award, the senator has helped:
"The federal government promised to help build flood protection in the Souris River Valley - we've now kept that promise. Phase 4 is authorized and fully funded, enabling the Corps to build the Maple Diversion and tie all of the phases of Milestone 1 together, which will deliver permanent flood protection to 60 percent of the region's residents," Hoeven said. "Further, achieving this milestone allows us to focus on funding the upcoming phases to protect the entire region, building on the $9.8 million DCIP award we secured for phase 5 last year. Today's discussion is about identifying and moving forward on the next steps in this effort."
Hoeven also convened the meeting to advance future phases of the flood protection project. To this end, the senator previously:
The details of the total federal funding provided for flood recovery and protection in the Souris River Valley can be found below:
Total Grants, Loans & Direct Assistance $752.23 million
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$27 million |
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$65 million |
(Includes $3.6 million for the feasibility study and $61.4 million for project construction) |
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$9.8 million |
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$73.45 million |
(Includes $37.75 million for county and city roads and $35.7 million for state roads located in Ward County) |
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$83.4 million |
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$89.8 million |
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$240.9 million |
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$117.3 million |
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$25.58 million |
(Includes the flood wall that protects the water treatment plant) |
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$20 million |