Representatives from Minnesota and Wisconsin are pushing for funds to allow the Army Corps of Engineers to address issues stemming from Mississippi River flooding this year.

Democrat Representatives Ron Kind of Wisconsin, and Angie Craig and Betty McCollum representing Minnesota, sent a letter to the Office of Management and Budget pushing for the distribution of $100 million for flood repairs.

The funds were included in the Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, and were signed into law by President Trump in June 2019.

Those funds have not yet been disbursed so the Army Corps can do their jobs.

Right now, the lawmakers say the immediate concern remains keeping the Mississippi River operational for commercial use, which requires additional dredging because of excess sediment build-up this spring.

The river is responsible for one-sixth of the nation’s intercity cargo and 25 percent of foreign exports.

The letter states the lawmakers urge the Trump Administration “to act swiftly in allocating long-term funding to reinstate emergency dredging operations.”