The White House says it is accelerating completion of repairs to the Herbert Hoover Dike — and in doing so, could be giving a boost to Gov. Rick Scott, who's likely to run for Senate next year.

Trump "instructed the Director of the Office of Management and Budget Mick Mulvaney to accelerate the completion of repairs to Florida's Herbert Hoover Dike," reads a White House release.

"The Herbert Hoover Dike, which surrounds Lake Okeechobee and provides flood protection to South Florida, was identified by the Army Corps in the early 2000s to be at high risk of failure and in need of repairs to address significant dam safety and stability issues. A major rehabilitation of the dike has been ongoing since 2007 and under the current trajectory, is still more than a decade away from completion."

The release said nothing about a timeline or money, only that "the Administration, working closely with Florida Governor Rick Scott, will now plan to expedite work at the project."