WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer issued the following press release:
After nearly a decade, North Dakota will receive the last of the nearly $38 million the federal government owes to cover the state's costs incurred policing the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) protests and protecting local residents and businesses. Following North Dakota's successful Federal Tort Claims Act trial, the state settled with the federal government for $27.8 million, bringing the full reimbursement amount to nearly $38 million, after accounting for a $10 million grant awarded from the Department of Justice in 2017. The settlement comes as both North Dakota and the government requested Judge Dan Traynor vacate the decision, permanently bringing an end to t...