Hoeven Advances Flood Protection for Red River Valley, Flood Study for Minot Region

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Senator John Hoeven this week advanced flood protection for the Red River Valley and a flood study for the Minot region and secured support for the projects in meetings with Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Jo-Ellen Darcy, Army Corps Chief of Engineers Lieutenant General Thomas P. Bostick and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Shaun Donovan.

"We made good progress this week advancing flood protections for the Red River Valley and the Minot region," said Hoeven. "The Corps and OMB are working with us and supportive of the flood protection study for Minot and the public-private partnership project in Fargo-Moorhead. Now, we need continue working to pass the FY16 Energy and Water funding bill to ensure that the Corps receives the authorities and funding necessary to move these projects forward. As I stressed to the Corps and OMB, investing in permanent flood protections is more cost effective than responding to a flood event and will help provide greater peace of mind for these communities."

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