Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló wants the feds to review a small energy company's contract that enabled it to work on power lines in Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, or PREPA, awarded a $300 million contract to Montana-based Whitefish Energy after Hurricane Maria hit.
Whitefish is only 2 years old and had just two full-time employees when the contract was signed. The company is also from Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's hometown.
That alone made some on Capitol Hill question how such a small company got such a big contract.
But officials are also questioning why PREPA didn't contact the American Public Power Association, an aid network that typically helps disaster areas.
PREPA, which effectively filed for bankruptcy in July, said it forewent mutual aid assistance because it would've had to handle logistics, like crew lodging, transportation and food.
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Some in Congress have requested a separate investigation into possible Whitefish ties to Zinke and the Trump administration.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency says it's looking over the circumstances before PREPA gets any federal money for reimbursement.
The Whitefish contract reportedly has a clause claiming FEMA already approved it. But FEMA says it had no involvement and that it has "significant concerns."
Rosselló asked the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General to review the contract by Oct. 30.
