Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18) announced the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has received a $1,250,000 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Rehabilitation of High Hazard Potential Dam (HHPD) program. This grant program was established through a 2016 dam safety bill authored by Rep. Maloney.
“Families and businesses in the Hudson Valley shouldn’t have to worry about a dam failure harming their communities. I’m proud to announce this grant – which is a product of a bill I authored and passed in 2016 – will bring dam infrastructure repairs to failing dams here in the Hudson Valley, create jobs, and make New York’s waterways safer,” said Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney.
This grant program was made possible through Rep. Maloney’s bill, the Dam Rehabilitation and Repair Act, which was included in the Water Infrastructure Investment for the Nation (WIIN) Act of 2016. His bill established a federal investment program to allow states and local governments to seek funding for the rehabilitation of high-hazard publicly owned dams.
More information about the grant program can be found here.