Two Senate Initiatives of significant importance to coastal America
Two Senate Initiatives of significant importance to coastal America
Major Corps Funding from the Infrastructure Bill & Ida Supplemental
Corps Funding from IIJA & Ida Supplemental 2022
It’s Time to Reduce the ‘Fire Risk’ Along the Nation’s Coastlines
WaterLog It's Time to Put out the Coastal 'Fire' Hazard
Year-End Update on the Corps of Engineers & Congress
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…
Record Breaking FY22 Appropriations for the Corps of Engineers & How to Grab Your Piece of the Pie
Corps Infrastructure How to Get a Piece of the Pie
WaterLog Update (9/30): Congress to vote on Additional “Disaster” Funding for the Corps today
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:…
What’s at Stake for Coastal Projects in the Pending Corps Funding Bill
Whats at Stake in the FY22 Corps Funding Bill
Highlights from Senate Energy & Water Appropriations Report
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…
WaterLog Podcast: Dissecting the Infrastructure Bill and the Coastal Barrier Resources Act
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…
Enormous Infrastructure Bill Unveiled – BIG MONEY FOR THE CORPS
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…