Yellowstone floods: Funding increased for disaster

The Federal Highway Administration announced it would increase emergency funding to $65 million following devastating floods that damaged its infrastructure.

A "bison jam" of backed up traffic waiting for bison to cross the road is seen in the Hayden Valley, Wednesday, June 22, 2022, in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo. The park partially re-opened Wednesday after being closed for more than a week because of flooding.  (AP Photo/Matthew Brown) Jason Poquette of Oshkosh, Wisc., takes pictures of a bison herd in the Hayden Valley, Wednesday, June 22, 2022, in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown) Tourists are seen in a crowded boardwalk along the Fountain Paint Pot Nature Trail, Wednesday, June 22, 2022, in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo.  (AP Photo/Matthew Brown) Visitors walk on boardwalks in the Upper Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo., Wednesday, June 22, 2022.  (AP Photo/Matthew Brown) Some of the first vehicles to re-enter Yellowstone National Park after it closed to tourists last week are seen near Sylvan Pass, Wednesday, June 22, 2022, in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo.  (AP Photo/Matthew Brown) A Yellowstone National Park ranger is seen standing near a road wiped out by flooding along the Gardner River the week before, near Gardiner, Mont., June 19, 2022. Park officials said they hope to open most of the park within two weeks after it was shuttered in the wake of the floods.  (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)

In a release, the administration called it a "down payment," with $60 million going directly to the parks service, and $3 million and $2 million for to the Montana Department of Transportation and Wyoming Department of Transportation, respectively.

The ER program provides monkey to States, territories, Tribes and Federal Land Management Agencies for highways and bridges damaged by natural disasters or catastrophic events.