Following Sen. Tester Push, Bureau of Reclamation Agrees to More Affordable Cost Share on Milk River Infrastructure
July 09, 2020
July 09, 2020
WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release:
Following a sustained push by U.S. Senator Jon Tester, the Bureau of Reclamation has agreed to use its emergency maintenance authority to do replacement work on Drops 2 and 5 of the Milk River Project, with 35 percent of the costs to be covered by the federal government, rather than the 25 percent currently covered by Reclamation. While negotiations on the final contract for construction are underwa . . .
Following a sustained push by U.S. Senator Jon Tester, the Bureau of Reclamation has agreed to use its emergency maintenance authority to do replacement work on Drops 2 and 5 of the Milk River Project, with 35 percent of the costs to be covered by the federal government, rather than the 25 percent currently covered by Reclamation. While negotiations on the final contract for construction are underwa . . .