Coalition of federal lawmakers from California want to speed up extensive repair work on the Pajaro River levee system.
In a letter to the Corps dated Monday, U.S. Sens. Alex Padilla and Dianne Feinstein and U.S. Reps. Jimmy Panetta and Zoe Lofgren asked the Corps to use emergency funding to expedite technical and direct assistance with the flood control work, speed up the review process and expedite the release of $149 million that was already approved for the levee project in late 2021 as part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
The lawmakers also urged more federal funding to be earmarked to complete the project and to use more collaborative"design-build" methods to speed up the comprehensive work. "Their rigid cost-benefit ratio formula systemically disadvantages projects that would protect communities like this one," Padilla said.
Young said lasting changes were needed in how the agency evaluated and prioritized flood control projects and that communities are more than just a cost-benefit analysis.
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