Energy & Water Appropriations In the midst of Appropriation season, the President, in a rare move, provided Congress with a ‘revised budget’ which included funding for both the Great Lakes and the Florida Everglades under the original budget proposed by the Administration. Everglades: Trump had originally requested $63 million – New Figure $200 million Great…
On this episode of the WaterLog Podcast, hosts Dan Ginolfi and Howard Marlowe break down this year’s Appropriations Season and how federal coastal program investment is looking thus far.
Energy & Water, Interior & EPA Appropriators are looking at raising overall budget caps to allow the increases in spending that legislators are pushing for. Both Interior-EPA and the Energy & Water bills are expected to have significant (~4%) increases from FY19 based on the House bills. Energy & Water FY19 – $44.6 FY20 –…
The House has passed a supplemental bill – HR 2157: $19.1 Billion dollars – A 12% increase from $17 billion in 2018 – What will next year’s be? We can only hope for fewer wildfires and fewer hurricanes, but there is a lot Congress can do to prepare for future expenditures (which we consider inevitable)…
Here’s what to look for when Congress acts on Corps FY20 Appropriations: We expect the House Subcommittee on Energy & Water Development Appropriations to meet later this month to come up with the House version of the Corps’ budget for the next fiscal year. The President proposed an average 31% reduction across all business lines…