This includes repairs to damage sustained by publicly owned hospitals, local roads and utilities, and small businesses.

The bill fully funds the Administration's updated estimates for Army Corps of Engineers projects for response and recovery to Hurricane Sandy.

This funding will help repair national parks, lands and facilities under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior that sustained damage during Hurricane Sandy.

These repairs are urgently needed to provide adequate medical services and care to veterans in the Northeast region, many of whom have had to move to other VA facilities following the storm.

This funding would also provide grants to assist small businesses affected by Hurricane Sandy with disaster recovery and response problems.

This funding will provide for repairs of a variety of Army National Guard buildings and structures damaged by Hurricane Sandy.

The bill does not fund Administration-requested offsets for operating revenue losses or for construction of a long-planned Hudson River tunnel.

The Amendment to the AINS offered by Energy and Water Subcommittee Chairman Frelinghuysen adds an additional $33.7 billion in the following areas to cover current and anticipated needs: This funding will go to emergency conservation and restoration efforts, as well as flood prevention and watershed repairs.

A large portion of this funding will go to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to improve severe weather forecasts and warnings, to assess the impacts of Hurricane Sandy on coastal communities, and to support local recovery efforts.

The amendment addresses additional needs to help the Army Corps of Engineers respond to damage incurred during Hurricane Sandy.

As was done with previous disasters, these funds will help restore beaches, navigation channels, and other damaged infrastructure to pre-storm conditions, and assist with dredging and sustainability, as well as repairs and authorized improvements to flood control efforts in the affected areas.

In addition, the amendment provides funding for EPA state grants for water and wastewater treatment infrastructure and environmental mediation.