To kick off 2022, Howard and Dan start by setting expectations for federal coastal policies, agency funding, grant opportunities and Corps of Engineers projects and programs in 2022. Get the WaterLog inside scoop on the four major sources of Corps funding that are currently being worked on, plus important details on the Water Resources Development…
On the last episode of 2021 of the WaterLog Podcast, Howard and Dan gear up for Congress to get working several legislative items, including a new Continuing Resolution to give Congress time to work out its 12 spending bills, the debt limit, Build Back Better and WRDA.
Corps Infrastructure How to Get a Piece of the Pie
On this months episode, Howard and Dan will share the insider scoop on the Coastal Barrier Resources Act, and the reauthorization of expiring beach projects. In addition, they’ll break down what’s in store for the coast in Biden’s latest Build Back Better proposal and talk Public Private Partnerships with the Corps now that a final…
On the October Episode of the WaterLog Podcast, Howard and Dan kick off the beginning of the Federal Fiscal year with a breakdown of the chaos in Washington. Disaster funding for Ida, Flood Insurance, Debt Limit and Infrastructure are all fair game. Plus, the Corps is still proposing massive flood gates and other measures in…
On this months episode of the WaterLog Podcast, Howard & Dan will talk about Hurricane Ida and the Corps, and how well the Federal Government is equipped to handle the response today compared to Katrina. In addition, the State of New Jersey is sinking, and that leaves many questions to answer about how it will…
The Senate Appropriations Committee has approved $8.7 billion to go to the Corps of Engineers civil works programs for FY22. The full House has already approved funding legislation that provides just slightly less (about $40 million), so the final total when differences between the two bills are resolved should be nearly $2 billion above the…
On the August episode of the WaterLog podcast, Howard & Dan dive deep into the new legal interpretation of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act by the Biden Administration, the MASSIVE infrastructure proposal proving over $11 billion for the Corps of Engineers and other bills that provide funding for NOAA, FEMA and other Federal agencies. This…
On the August episode of the WaterLog podcast, Howard & Dan dive deep into the new legal interpretation of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act by the Biden Administration, the MASSIVE infrastructure proposal proving over $11 billion for the Corps of Engineers and other bills that provide funding for NOAA, FEMA and other Federal agencies. This…
The infrastructure bill HR 3684 has finally been unveiled and this is what you need to know: First, before we get too excited, the bill has not been passed yet by the Senate, and the Senate will need to agree with the House on some version of this with likely some amendments, but the importance…