Protecting Vulnerable Infrastructure Bill 2015 (Law'd)

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

What percentage of the total cost of this project is covered here? I would assume that it is more then $500 mil + 500 mil per region? Or am I underestimating the costs?

Also what kind of activities would be covered under, "protect, re-enforce and ensure long-term utility of these facilities". Raising road and rail can be pretty expensive I would assume.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

So the maximum the Federal Government will provide to a region is $500m per year. Each project must be co-funded, which means regions who have the willingness to co-fund to a 50-50 split, or better, will have more or larger projects they can undertake, as opposed to those that are only willing to do a 30-70 split.

I was more after what the total cost of securing the included vulnerable infrastructure is and what percentage of that this bill funds.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

AYE

Though I would have preferred at least some answers regarding the question that I asked pertaining the total infrastucture at risk (probably Trillions) and the amount necessary to protect it (probably billions), from climate change.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Though I would have preferred to know just what were getting for our buck here, I am glad that it has passed and that some action will be taken in this regard.