May 21, 2026 HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE MARKS UP, PASSES FY27 ENERGY & WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS BILL Montgomery Lock funded to completion, Lock & Dam 25 to receive $250 million Yesterday, the House Appropriations Committee marked up and passed the Fiscal Year (FY) 2027…
Read More View PDFFebruary 10, 2026 WCI Releases White Paper on Inland Navigation Construction Organization: A New Programmatic Approach for Delivering Mega Projects Today, Waterways Council, Inc. (WCI) released a white paper prepared by HDR titled Inland Navigation Construction Organization: A New Programmatic…
Read More View PDFWATERWAYS COUNCIL, INC. PRESENTS 2026 LEADERSHIP SERVICE AWARD TO CONGRESSMAN CHUCK FLEISCHMANN AND 2026 WATERWAYS COUNSEL AWARD TO EDDIE BELK, FORMER DIRECTOR OF CIVIL WORKS, U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS Congressman Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN), Chairman of the House Energy and Water Development…
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Read More View PDFWATERWAYS COUNCIL, INC. WELCOMES MIRANDA LANG AS OPERATIONS MANAGER Today, WCI welcomed a new member to its team, Miranda Lang, who will serve as Operations Manager. She will work in concert with Amber McClay, WCI’s Office Manager/Events Coordinator, who will depart…
Read MoreWATER 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…
Read More View PDFFor Immediate Release: Monday January 31, 2022 Jim Gwinner, [email protected], 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…
Read More View PDFJanuary 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…
Read More View PDFWCI LAUDS HOUSE APPROVAL OF INFRASTRUCTURE BILL LEGISLATION PROVIDES $2.5 BILLION FOR INLAND WATERWAYS CONSTRUCTION AND MAJOR REHABILITATION PROJECTS Washington, DC – Last night, by a vote of 228 to 206, the House of Representatives approved the Senate-passed H.R. 3684, Infrastructure…
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