WASHINGTON – Clay and Ray counties stand to gain financially if legislation passed by the House Committee on Oversight and Reform wins House and Senate approval. A breakdown of the possible federal allocation includes another $5 million for Ray County, $49 million going to Clay County and $1,040,000 going to Richmond. U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II reported the bill, as approved in committee, is part of the latest round of COVID-19 relief aid. “Per the text of the bill, cities and counties can use funds to respond to or mitigate the effects of the pandemic, cover costs incurred as a result of the pandemic, replace lost, delayed or decreased revenue as a result of the pandemic and to address the negative economic effects of the pandemic,” Cleaver spokesman Matthew Helfant said. Ray County Western Commissioner Gary Wilhite said how the county might allocate additional funds is unclear. “We haven’t heard anything about money. We haven’t talked about anything yet,” Wilhite said Feb. 19…