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Court freezes BRIC funds as Oregon and other states sue; Columbia Memorial Hospital project paused
Summary
County counsel and staff said a coalition of 20 states filed suit after FEMA terminated the BRIC grant program; a federal court granted a preliminary injunction to freeze nearly $4 billion in BRIC funds, preserving the $13.9 million award for Columbia Memorial Hospital while litigation proceeds.
County counsel told the Clatsop County Board of Commissioners that the state of Oregon joined a coalition of 19 other states to sue the federal government after FEMA terminated the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program and rescinded previously selected but unawarded projects.
Anthony (county counsel) said the county had been awarded a BRIC grant to assist Columbia Memorial Hospital with a multipurpose tsunami vertical‑evacuation refuge structure. The county expected FEMA to provide $13,897,122 toward a total estimated project cost of about $19.85 million. The administration’s…
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