This is wrong in so many ways.  When I chose to live in an area with no city water and sewer, I forked out over 22k to have a well and septic system installed.  No one helped me.  I can find nowhere, that deciding to live in some obscure location calls for tax payers to make it livable.  

Let each home owner fork out 22k seed money first, then apply for aid. Bet you would have few takers. If you can't afford to live where you reside, MOVE.  Most intelligent people do.  Ok, ok let's hear all the wa wa snowflakes start screaming "heritage".    Multiplying 22k times number quoted needing this, is over 580 mil. Let's start there.  Let Lisa take care of the Natives, Senator Sullivan.  You need to start focusing on the rail belt.