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Who will pay the big bill that Sandy left?

(MCT) — WASHINGTON — Hurricane Sandy’s costs could run into the tens of billions of dollars, leaving state and local governments, federal agencies, utility providers and insurance companies to figure out how to split the bill.

Some responsibilities are clear: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers sent in a team of experts who cut their teeth pumping water out of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina to develop a plan to get the water out of New York’s flooded subways.

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