Klobuchar, Smith Working to Secure Funding for Projects for Carver County in Year End Budget

The Senate and House Appropriations Committees Advanced Funding Bills with Resources for Minnesota Projects Secured and Backed by Klobuchar, Smith

U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN) announced that the Fiscal Year 2025 federal budget bills that passed the Senate and House Appropriations Committees includes projects to benefit Carver County. These projects would invest in public infrastructure. On September 26, the Senate and House agreed to avoid a shutdown and continue to negotiate on a final budget proposal. Klobuchar and Smith will fight to ensure these projects are included in that final year-end bill.

"From upgrading critical road infrastructure to investing in flood mitigation, we worked with local leaders to secure resources important to Carver County," said Klobuchar. "Once completed, these projects will improve quality of life for Minnesotans."

"Transportation, drinking water and sewage infrastructure improvements will directly benefit residents in Carver County," said Smith. "The federal government should be a partner in uplifting and providing necessary funding for vital community projects, and that's exactly what we are hoping to accomplish in Carver County."

Klobuchar and Smith have successfully secured the following projects in the Appropriations Committee-approved bill:

• $4,700,000 for the Carver County Highway 5 Improvements Project in Victoria. Klobuchar and Smith requested the funding along with U.S. Representative Tom Emmer (R-MN).
• $3,350,000 for City of Carver to rebuild the Carver river levee system to FEMA and US Army Corps of Engineers standards to protect historic downtown Carver from flood damages. Klobuchar and Smith requested the funding along with U.S. Representative Tom Emmer (R-MN).
• $2,000,000 for the Laketown Township for Community Sewer Improvement Project. Klobuchar and Smith requested the funding along with U.S. Representative Tom Emmer (R-MN).
• $2,200,000 to assist the Western Area Fire Training Association (WAFTA) with on-site and off-site environmental investigations and development of a remedial action plan to address impacted soil and groundwater. Klobuchar and Smith requested the funding along with U.S. Representative Dean Phillips (D-MN).
• $1,600,000 to the City of Norwood Young America for transportation, drinking water, and sewer infrastructure upgrades. Klobuchar and Smith requested the funding along with U.S. Representative Tom Emmer (R-MN).

Klobuchar and Smith have been actively involved in securing this federal funding for projects benefiting communities across the state through a process called "Congressionally Directed Spending" (CDS). During the CDS process, Klobuchar and Smith have considered project proposals and advocated for funding in close coordination with leaders from across the state.

The projects are expected to pass the Senate over the next several months.

###