What Does the November Election Mean for Coastal America? By Howard Marlowe [Alert: Take a deep breath because there is nothing partisan in this article.] Here is how the outcome of the November election could affect coastal communities. All House seats are up for election every two years. More than 10% of the 435 voting…
Two Senate Initiatives of significant importance to coastal America
Corps Funding from IIJA & Ida Supplemental 2022
WaterLog It's Time to Put out the Coastal 'Fire' Hazard
Here’s your end of 2021 summary of congressional actions affecting the Corps of Engineers brought to you by WaterLog, the free e-newsletter that brings subscribers a monthly update on developments affecting the nation’s coastal water resources. If you aren’t already a subscriber, just click here. Infrastructure Congress finally passed a major infrastructure bill. Known…
Corps Infrastructure How to Get a Piece of the Pie
In the Continuing Resolution pending before the Senate and House today, there is additional funding for the Corps as follows: Investigations: For the initiation and/or completion of flood and storm damage reduction, including shore protection, studies that are currently authorized or that are authorized in the future, to reduce risk from future floods and hurricanes:…
Whats at Stake in the FY22 Corps Funding Bill
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…