HOEVENSECURESFUNDINGTOHELPWITHDAPLPROTESTCOSTS

Capener,Kami(Hoeven) 12:57PM

FORIMMEDIATERELEASEContact:KamiCapenerorAlexFinken
May1,2017Kami_Capener@hoeven.senate.gov

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HOEVENSECURESFUNDINGTOHELPWITHDAPLPROTESTCOSTS

WASHINGTONSenatorJohnHoeven,amemberoftheSenateAppropriationsCommittee,today
announcedthatNorthDakotawillreceiveupto$15millioninfederalfundingtohelpreimbursethestatefor
costsincurredasaresultoftheDakotaAccessPipelineprotests.Hoevenworkedtoincludegrantfundingin
theDepartmentofJustice'sbudgetaspartoftheFiscal2017fundinglegislationannouncedtoday.Thestate
mustsubmitanapplicationtotheDepartmentofJustice(DOJ),whichwillprovide$15millionforemergency
lawenforcementeventsoccurringduringFiscalYears2016and2017.Theprogramwillbeadministeredbythe
DOJsOfficeofJusticeProgramsStateandLocalLawEnforcementAssistance.Thegrantispartofalarger
governmentfundingbill,whichmustbeapprovedbyCongress.

AsamemberoftheAppropriationsCommittee,IveworkedtosecurefundingintheDepartmentof
Justicebudgetthatstatesandlocalitiescanapplyfortodefercostsforemergencylawenforcementsituations,
includingtheDakotaAccessPipelineprotests,saidHoeven.ThisshouldenableNorthDakotatogetupto
$15millionfromtheFiscalYear2017budgettohelpdeferthecostsassociatedwiththatlawenforcement
effort.

Duringtheprotests,Hoevenworkedtosecurefederallawenforcementresourcestosupportstateand
locallawenforcement,aswellasArmyCorpsofEngineerresourcestohelpcleanuptheprotestsitepriorto
thespringthaw.

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