跟进：科罗拉多州州长请求联邦重大灾害声明：西南部洪灾公共设施损失估计约2700万美元
科罗拉多州州长 Jared Polis 10月31日正式向总统 Donald Trump 提出请求，请联邦政府就10月22日至25日侵袭该州西南部的风暴与洪灾发布重大灾害声明。初步请求聚焦 Archuleta 县与 Rio Grande 县，公共基础设施损失估计约2700万美元，州政府预计这一数字还会上升。
若获批准，联邦紧急事务管理局（FEMA）的公共援助与减灾资金将被解锁，用于修复道路、桥梁与公共设施。此前，Polis 已就 Alamosa、Dolores、Hinsdale、La Plata、Mineral、Montezuma、Ouray、San Juan、Conejos 等多县发布州级灾害紧急状态。州交通厅另行向联邦公路管理局提出6500万美元的修复请求，其中包括650万美元的快速拨付资金。
Polis 表示，这次洪灾的损坏程度已超出州与地方资源所能应对的范围。他同时强调，州政府不会等联邦程序走完才开始修复，受损道路与公共设施的抢修将按州政府的安排先行推进，联邦声明的意义在于为长期重建提供资金支持。
Follow-Up: Colorado Governor Requests Federal Major Disaster Declaration: Public Infrastructure Damage From Southwest Flooding Estimated at $27 Million
Colorado Governor Jared Polis formally requested on October 31 that President Donald Trump issue a Major Disaster Declaration for the storms and flooding that struck southwest Colorado from October 22 to 25. The initial request focuses on Archuleta and Rio Grande counties, with public infrastructure damage estimated at about $27 million and expected to rise.
If approved, the declaration would unlock Federal Emergency Management Agency Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation funding for repairs to roads, bridges and public facilities. Polis had already declared a state disaster emergency covering multiple counties, including Alamosa, Dolores, Hinsdale, La Plata, Mineral, Montezuma, Ouray, San Juan and Conejos. The Colorado Department of Transportation has separately submitted a $65 million request to the Federal Highway Administration, including $6.5 million sought as a rapid release.
Polis said the flood damage exceeds what state and local resources can address alone. He added that Colorado will not wait for the federal process to begin repairs and that restoration of damaged roads and public facilities will proceed on the state's schedule, with a federal declaration providing funding support for the longer-term rebuild.
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