The King Cove Health and Safety Act of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1999 (Public Law 105-277) provided the Aleutians East Borough with $20 million to construct a year-round marine-road transportation system, consisting of an 18-mile road and a 2-terminal hovercraft link, between King Cove and Cold Bay, Alaska. The Borough filed a complete permit application with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Apr. 24, 2002, and a revised application on Apr. 25, 2003.

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