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Lawmakers pledge continued work after McCook Lake flooding; funding options limited
Summary
Delegation members said they are pursuing multiple funding channels — state backstops, agency RFPs and federal grants — to address McCook Lake flooding but warned the process is slow and federal grants are cumbersome.
Several legislators described ongoing efforts to support McCook Lake residents after a major flooding event that inundated the lakeside community. Representative Cassin, sponsor of House Bill 1108, said the bill would provide a financial backstop while state agencies pursue cleanup contracts and federal aid.
Cassin said Game, Fish and Parks is preparing an RFP to clean the state‑owned lake and that HB1108 is intended to provide a backstop to allow contracting and cleanup to proceed: "This is a state owned lake," he said, and the bill would help push agencies to act and provide contingency funding. Senator Davis and other legislators said federal programs such as HUD grants are possible sources but involve complex application steps and long timelines; she said state officials are working with the governor's Office of Economic Development to pursue those options.
Nut Graf: Legislators told attendees that multiple, complementary funding paths — state contingency funding, agency contracts, FEMA public‑works funding and potential HUD grants — are being pursued, but emphasized that grants and federal processes take time and may not fully replace individual losses.
Ending: Lawmakers said they will continue pressing for relief and exploring a longer‑term idea of a state disaster‑relief trust to supplement FEMA and other federal aid.
