Sen. Cramer: USDA Awards $4 Million for North Dakota Water and Propane Repairs

BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Office of Rural Development awarded the following four loans and grants totaling $4,007,468:

• $2,414,968 as a loan to Harris Oil and Propane to expand its storage facility capacity;
• $1,540,000 as a grant to the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians to finance water supply improvements;
• $30,000 as a grant to the City of Mott to evaluate current water lines and create a plan for needed improvements and replacement of broken and deteriorated lines; and
• $22,500 as a grant to the City of Rugby to identify water and wastewater infrastructure improvements and repairs.