Federal audit finds Puerto Rico awaiting billions of dollars nearly a decade after deadly hurricane
A federal audit says billions remain unused as delays from reviews, turnover and debt slow reconstruction of the island’s grid.
- A federal audit released Wednesday found that only 25% of $14 billion in federal funds obligated for Puerto Rico's power grid after Hurricane Maria has reached the territory nearly a decade later.
- Staff turnover and "onerous" project review processes have stalled progress, while the Electric Power Authority struggles to restructure over $10 billion in debt, compounding the crisis.
- Of the $11 billion obligated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, only $2.7 billion has been disbursed; the Department of Energy redirected $365 million from solar projects to "practical fixes and emergency repairs."
- California Democrat Rep. Jared Hoffman criticized the delays, saying "billions get appropriated and almost none of it arrive," while the Government Accountability Office urged improved coordination among federal agencies.
- The Department of Homeland Security noted that Puerto Rico's government remains "ultimately responsible" for grid recovery, while vegetation overruns about half of blackout incidents, continuing to challenge repairs.
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Puerto Rico Is Still Waiting on Billions in Aid Nine Years After Hurricane Maria
At the current pace, recovery from the last decade’s natural disasters could extend until 2051, a nonpartisan think tank projected last December. Dennis M. Rivera Pichardo/APPuerto Rico has not received billions of dollars promised for recovery efforts after Hurricane Maria destroyed large swaths of land and imperiled its power grid in 2017, a government watchdog audit found.The U.S. vowed to send the territory $14 billion to restore its heavily…
Federal audit finds Puerto Rico awaiting billions nearly a decade after hurricane
Lawmakers have released a federal audit that found that only 25% of some $14 billion in federal funds obligated for Puerto Rico’s power grid after Hurricane Maria razed it almost a decade ago has reached the U.S. territory
Puerto Rico Still Waiting on Billions Allotted After 2017 Storm
A federal audit released Wednesday found that only 25% of some $14 billion in federal funds obligated for Puerto Rico's power grid after Hurricane Maria razed it almost a decade ago has reached the US territory, the AP reports. Of the $11 billion obligated by the US Federal Emergency Management...
U.S. federal audit finds Puerto Rico awaiting billions of dollars nearly a decade after deadly hurricane
A U.S. federal audit released Wednesday found that only 25 per cent of some US$14 billion in federal funds obligated for Puerto Rico’s power grid after Hurricane Maria razed it almost a decade ago has reached the U.S. territory.
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Federal audit finds Puerto Rico awaiting billions of dollars nearly a decade after deadly hurricane
Lawmakers have released a federal audit that found that only 25% of some $14 billion in federal funds obligated for Puerto Rico’s power grid after Hurricane Maria razed it almost a decade ago has reached the U.S. territory.
Audit finds Puerto Rico awaiting billions of dollars nearly a decade after hurricane
Lawmakers have released a federal audit that found that only 25% of some $14 billion in federal funds obligated for Puerto Rico’s power grid after Hurricane Maria razed it almost a decade ago has reached the U.S. territory
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