Tar Creek relocation gets $8M
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By Sheila Stogsdill
Published: May 21, 2008
PICHER — The Tar Creek buyout program has received $8 million to assist tornado victims, U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe and Gov. Brad Henry announced Tuesday.
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Source of the funds
The funding is made available in two Environmental Protection Agency segments, one for $3 million and another for $5 million, he said.
The $3 million is available to the state through funds that Inhofe specifically directed for relocation in previously passed appropriations. The additional $5 million is available through federal superfund program resources to the state for the purpose of Tar Creek relocation efforts included in the Water Resources Development Act, Inhofe said.
"At a critical time for the residents of Picher, everyone worked together to secure the resources necessary to quickly complete the relocation effort,” Henry said.
After the environmental dangers of Tar Creek and the deadly May 10 tornado, it would have been unconscionable to ask the people of Picher to wait months or years on a buyout program, he said.
"They survived the nightmare, and we hope they can emerge from these trying times and ultimately make a better life for themselves and their families,” Henry said.
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