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Board says $100–$120 million secured in federal language; PPA amendment with Corps next
Summary
Executive Director Jason told the board that legislative language has been approved that would provide roughly $100–$120 million for the diversion project; a Project Partnership Agreement amendment with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers must be completed before the Corps releases funds, with payments expected across fiscal 2026 and 2027.
Executive Director Jason told the board that a recently negotiated piece of legislative language would make roughly "this 100 to $120,000,000" available for the diversion project. He said the next required step is an amendment to the Project Partnership Agreement (PPA) with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. "First and foremost, we'll have to do a PPA amendment or project partnership agreement with the Corps of Engineers," he said.
Why it matters: Jason said the PPA amendment is a condition spelled out in the bill language; only after that amendment is executed will staff request the funding from the Corps and the Corps run the funding through its processes. Jason outlined an anticipated timeline: the PPA amendment "probably somewhere in the next 2 to 3 months, March, April time frame," a first Corps payment expected later in fiscal 2026 (about half of the total), and the remainder in fiscal 2027.
What the board heard: Directors thanked staff for the progress and the executive director acknowledged the team. Jason warned the board not to expect immediate receipt of funds: "we're not gonna get that check in the mail here in the next week or 2. It's gonna be 6, 8 months for that first, 60,000,000 to come in, then that remainder probably again sometime around this time next year."
Next steps: The board heard that staff will pursue the PPA amendment with the Corps per the bill's conditions; funding requests to the Corps will follow once the amendment is in place. No formal board action on the PPA amendment was recorded during this meeting.
