Byron Dorgan: “These two amendments very simply say that we would provide some resources to the Fish and Wildlife Service for some…”

“These two amendments very simply say that we would provide some resources to the Fish and Wildlife Service for some upper basin water storage in an area where there is flooding, rather severe flooding that is causing substantial difficulties in the Devils Lake Basin, and the second amendment provides $10 million from EDA to the State to be an administering agency to deal with the same contingency plans with respect to this flooding. These amendments address disaster and hazard mitigation assistance for the Devils Lake Basin in North Dakota. We believe the situation in North Dakota is unique. Unlike most disasters, the one in Devils Lake is predictable and preventable.”