Money from the federal defense fund is not in the same pool as money from the state Levy Sustainability Fund. Asking the federal government to pay for the upkeep of this is ludicrous. People from New York would be pretty pissed if they found out the taxes they paid went to making some wall in Louisiana 3 feet higher so people can continue to live below sea level while the interstate in their city has potholes the size of basketballs. Good luck with that one. It has been and still should be state responsibility.