Portland, Ore.
Portland State University (PSU) will initiate a $3.1-million seismic upgrade and earthquake mitigation project to the two dormitories, Ondine Residence Hall and Montgomery Court, on its Portland, Ore., campus. The project is funded by $2.3 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and $780,000 in matching funds from the state. PSU was granted the funds due to the facilities' high occupancy rate, susceptibility to earthquake damage, the existence of the Portland Hills fault, and damage incurred in the 1993 Scotts Mill earthquake.
