Kent Conrad: “As you know, two amendments to the omnibus appropriations bill were adopted on the floor on Monday providing much needed…”

“As you know, two amendments to the omnibus appropriations bill were adopted on the floor on Monday providing much needed hazard mitigation and disaster relief for the people of the Devils Lake Basin in North Dakota. As Senator Dorgan and I stated on the floor prior to adoption of those amendments, Devils Lake reached a 120-year high water level last year, and the resulting flooding caused more than $35 million in damages. Based on the most recent National Weather Service forecast on March 1, we anticipate record high lake levels again this year. The amendments which were adopted will go a long way toward preventing another disastrous flood from occurring. We would like to know if additional assistance might be available to North Dakota through the Community and Development Block Grant Program.”