bhatt. but there is an issue that happened in floyd bennett field, which is a national park service facility in new york city. you may ask what in the world does that have to do with this project. i will tell you what it has to do. this administration used alternative arrangements to waive every environmental regulation in the park service to build the migrant camp, and they did that in less than two weeks. they waived all of those regulations. i'm wondering if the administration has the intent to use alternative arrangements, not just ces, but alternative arrangements to repair the bridge, which is obviously very viable infrastructure? >> sir, we are in close coronation maryland d.o.t. we are not going to waive "chicoro for, but a strong likelihood of a categorical exclusion. we are replacing the bridge in relatively the same footprint that existed before. >> does the administration have the legal authority to waive "chicoro for for all arrangements to go beyond the ce? the answer is, yes,

bhatt. i'd like to talk about the path forward from here for the key bridge. what is the plan to replace the bridge? my constituents are not wanting to pay for this thing. in my view, the company or the country responsible for the incident should be footing the bill, not the u.s. taxpayer. if the u.s. is ultimately going to pay for this bridge, it had better come out of funds that we've already allocated. resident biden and speaker pelosi authorized trillions for our infrastructure, and that, that should be including bridges. the last thing i want to do is to vote to spend another $1 billion or $2 billion on a new bridge. so administrator bhatt, talk to me on what you see as a path forward here on the payment for this thing. >> thank you, congressman. and just in terms of the rebuild path, maryland d.o.t. plans to issue their rfp close to memorial day. they'll select a preferred team in august, and then they're looking at construction completion in 2028 as a preliminary schedule. and in term

bhatt. what is the plan to replace the bridge, my constituents are not willing to pay for this and in my view the company or country responsible for the incident should be footing the bill, not the u.s. taxpayer. the u.s. will pay for this and it better come out of funds that we've already allocated. president biden and the speaker pelosi authorized trillions for the infrastructure and that should include bridges. the last thing i want to do is spend another 1 to 2 billion on a new bridge. so talk to me about what you see is a pathway forward. >> in terms of the rebuild path , marilyn d.o.t. will issue their rfp and select a preferred team and they're looking at construction completion in 2028. in terms of the payment, as i've stated, there's a preliminary estimate of 4.7 billion. there's an insurance payment we are working through to see what level would be applicable in any funds recovered through insurance will go back into the er fund. we just don't have a path to get there in terms of w

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commissioner bhatt we talked about the august redistribution last year. it was $7.9 million. this year we anticipate that number two climb to a $.7 billion. the department of transportation continues with concern about how they can obligate infrastructure dollars for such an impossibly tight timeframe. do you expect this number to rise again in the next fiscal year? >> thank you, senator. i've been working closer with dr. kramer in response to the storms that have affected your state. we appreciate your leadership in this space. yes. for distribution last year, i had just come on and learned about the $7.9 million august redistribution for states and cities and others i made a heroic effort to get that across the finish line. yes, it is a feature now of august redistribution that it continues to climb. we are trying to work even earlier each year. it would be great for a budget proposed solution for that. it would be great to get that resolved. >> is there any way to make a dent in this? do you think that number that we expect this year will go higher next year? is that accur

commissioner bhatt talked about the august redistribution last year. it was $7.9 million.e anticipate that number two climb to a $.7 billion. the department of transportation continues with concern abw they can obligate infrastructure dollars for such an impossibly tight timeframe. do you expect this number to rise again in the next fiscal year? >> thank you, senator. i've been working closer with dr. kramer in response to the storms that have affected your state. we appreciate your leadership in this space. yes. for distribution last year, i had just come on and learned about the $7.9 million august redistribution for states and cities and others i made a heroic effort to get that across the finish line. yes, it is a feature now of august redistribution that it continues to climb. we are trying to work even earlier each year. it would be great for a budget proposed solution for that. it would be great to get that resolved. >> is there any way to make a dent in this? do you think that number that we expect this year will go higher next year? is that accurate? >> senator, i