Kris Eide (left), Minnesota State Coordinating Officer, briefs news media representatives and FEMA staff about progress made to aid state and local units of government in their recovery from June’s storms and flooding. Working with Eide is Mark Neveau (right) the Federal Coordinating Officer for the disaster. FEMA will pay up to 75 percent of the eligible costs of protective measures and the repair of infrastructure damaged by the flooding. Carol Hector-Harris/FEMA