State Rejects Flight 93 Reimbursements

SOMERSET, Pa. -- The state has rejected Somerset County's requests for reimbursements relating to the cleanup of Flight 93, which crashed during the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

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County Commissioner Brad Cober said that the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency said toward the end of former Gov. Mark Schweiker's administration that it did not have a defined funding source for the request.

The cash-strapped county has been seeking repayment of $64,000 in crash-related costs.

Cober said the county would renew its request with Gov. Ed Rendell's administration and possibly with Tom Ridge, who was governor at the time and who has been confirmed as the nation's homeland security chief.

The county is also seeking money from bankrupt United Airlines.

United said it has forwarded the request to its insurer.

Click here to review the Somerset crash site in pictures.