ST. PAUL, MN – Governor Mark Dayton today authorized the use of funds from the State Disaster Assistance Contingency Account for emergency relief in Ramsey County. Ramsey County has experienced significant damage resulting from a slope failure and landslide onto Wabasha Street in the City of St. Paul on April 28, 2018.

 

The April landslide incurred a total of $1,022,360 in damages. The State will provide the County up to $766,770 in disaster assistance funds. Aid from the Contingency Account will reimburse Ramsey County for public infrastructure repairs and clean-up costs. Under Minnesota law, the State will reimburse 75 percent of eligible costs for public infrastructure repairs and clean-up, with local governments responsible for covering the remaining 25 percent.

 

Governor Dayton’s letter can be read here.

 

In 2014, Governor Dayton signed legislation establishing the State Disaster Assistance Contingency Account to assist local communities after a natural disaster without a special session, even when federal aid is not available. The legislation also directs the State to cover the full Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funding match for local governments in federally declared disasters. More information is available here.