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SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY PASSES FY25 APPROPRIATIONS BILL PROVIDES RECORD FUNDING FOR CORPS OF ENGINEERS’ CIVIL WORKS PROGRAM

August 2, 2024

  Yesterday, just before the Senate departed for its August recess, the Senate Appropriations Committee marked up and passed unanimously by a vote of 28-0 the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Energy and Water Development (E&WD) and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.   The bill includes…

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SENATE UNANIMOUSLY PASSES WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT (WRDA) OF 2024

August 1, 2024

Today, the Senate unanimously passed the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024, also known as S. 4367, the Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024. Senator Carper is Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, which passed the bill on May…

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Senate Environment & Public Works Committee Passes Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024

May 22, 2024   Deb Calhoun

(301) 332-0813   dcalhoun@waterwayscouncil.org

  SENATE ENVIRONMENT & PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE PASSES WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT (WRDA) OF 2024, Includes 75%/25% Permanent Cost-Share Adjustment for Inland Waterways Construction/Major Rehabilitation Projects and 100% Federal Cost-Share for Projects Funded by Bipartisan…

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CORPS RELEASES FISCAL YEAR 2024 (FY24) WORK PLAN, RECORD FUNDING, NO IWTF COST-SHARE FOR INLAND WATERWAYS CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS PROVIDED

May 13, 2024   Deb Calhoun

(301) 332-0813   dcalhoun@waterwayscouncil.org

CORPS RELEASES FISCAL YEAR 2024 (FY24) WORK PLAN, RECORD FUNDING, NO IWTF COST-SHARE FOR INLAND WATERWAYS CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS PROVIDED   Today the Corps of Engineers released its FY24 Work Plan for allocating funds provided in the FY24 Energy & Water Development (E&WD) appropriations…

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SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE MARKS UP FY24 ENERGY & WATER DEVELOPMENT BILL

July 21, 2023   Deb Calhoun

(301) 332-0813   dcalhoun@waterwayscouncil.org

July 21, 2023 SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE MARKS UP FY24 ENERGY & WATER DEVELOPMENT BILL   Yesterday, the Senate Committee on Appropriations marked up the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Energy and Water Development (E&WD) Appropriations Act, along with the State and Foreign Operations,…

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HOUSE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS PASSES FY24 FUNDING FOR CORPS OF ENGINEERS

June 23, 2023   Deb Calhoun

(301) 332-0813   dcalhoun@waterwayscouncil.org

June 23, 2023    HOUSE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS PASSES FY24 FUNDING FOR CORPS OF ENGINEERS     Last night, the House Committee on Appropriations approved by a vote of 34-24 the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Energy and Water Development (E&W) Appropriations Bill. Included…

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Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) 2022 Passes in Senate

December 16, 2022   Deb Calhoun

(301) 332-0813   dcalhoun@waterwayscouncil.org

WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT (WRDA) 2022 PASSES IN SENATE INLAND WATERWAYS 65%/35% COST-SHARE NOW PERMANENT Washington, DC -- Last night, the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022 passed in the Senate by a vote of 83-11. It was included as part of the FY23 National Defense…

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Mississippi River Mayors and the Waterways Council Applaud Corps’ Infrastructure Spending Plan for Transformative Projects in Middle America Totaling $5.3 billion for the Mississippi River Corridor

January 31, 2022   Jim Gwinner

(314) 791-2774   jgwinner@ls2group.com

For Immediate Release: Monday January 31, 2022 Jim Gwinner, jgwinner@ls2group.com, 314-791-2774   Mississippi River Mayors and the Waterways Council Applaud Corps’ Infrastructure Spending Plan for Transformative Projects in Middle America Totaling $5.3 billion for the Mississippi River…

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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Spend Plans Advance Inland Waterways Construction Projects

January 19, 2022   Deb Calhoun

(202) 765-2153   dcalhoun@waterwayscouncil.org

January 19, 2022   U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS SPEND PLANS ADVANCE INLAND WATERWAYS CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released its spend plans outlining the specific inland waterways projects that were allocated funding from the Infrastructure…

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