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Cost-Share At Issue In WRDA Negotiation WJ Editorial

Cost-Share At Issue In WRDA Negotiation

August 5, 2022

Now that the U.S. Senate has passed its version of the Water Resources Development Act by an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 93 to 1, the legislation goes to a conference… Read More

Keep Brandon Road Costs In Check WJ Editorial

Keep Brandon Road Costs In Check

June 17, 2022

The current Water Resources Development Act is in conference, where differences between the House and Senate versions are being worked out. One important question concerns the proposed Brandon Road Lock… Read More

House Overwhelmingly Passes Its Version Of WRDA Washington Waves

House Overwhelmingly Passes Its Version Of WRDA

June 10, 2022

Washington, D.C.—The House overwhelmingly approved a bipartisan Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022 that its lead sponsor described as the “largest and most ambitious” WRDA to date. H.R. 7776… Read More

WRDA 2022 Moves Out Of Committee To Full House Washington Waves

WRDA 2022 Moves Out Of Committee To Full House

May 20, 2022

Washington, D.C.—A key House panel advanced its Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022 that would invest in the nation’s waterways and ports and study the impact of inland flooding… Read More

Cost Share Change Could Be Increased, Made Permanent WJ Editorial

Cost Share Change Could Be Increased, Made Permanent

May 20, 2022

The Senate’s Environment and Public Works Committee recently passed its version of the Water Resources Development Act out of committee—unanimously. It included a provision to permanently change the cost-share of… Read More

Senate Version Of WRDA Would Enshrine 75-25 Cost-Share Split Washington Waves

Senate Version Of WRDA Would Enshrine 75-25 Cost-Share Split

May 6, 2022

Washington, D.C.—The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee voted unanimously to advance the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022, maintaining a popular biennial schedule for passing WRDA bills. Passed… Read More

Bipartisan, Bicameral Agreement Reached On Omnibus Spending Framework Washington Waves

Bipartisan, Bicameral Agreement Reached On Omnibus Spending Framework

February 11, 2022

Washington, D.C.—Congressional leaders announced a bipartisan, bicameral agreement has been reached on a “framework” that could lead to an omnibus spending bill for the rest of fiscal year 2022. That… Read More

NESP’s Long, Winding Wake WJ Editorial

NESP’s Long, Winding Wake

January 28, 2022

Publications and politicians all over the country are touting the funds their regions have received from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). For this editorial, let’s focus on… Read More

Committees Hold Hearings For WRDA 2022 Washington Waves

Committees Hold Hearings For WRDA 2022

January 14, 2022

Washington, D.C.—Two key congressional committees kicked off their new year with same-day hearings on a 2022 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), and the commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps… Read More

IRPT Conference Brings Together Port, Terminal Reps Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves was a keynote speaker at the annual Inland River, Ports and Terminals conference in Biloxi, Miss. (Photo by Dee Dee Whittaker)

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves was a keynote speaker at the annual Inland River, Ports and Terminals conference in Biloxi, Miss. (Photo by Dee Dee Whittaker)

IRPT Conference Brings Together Port, Terminal Reps

October 29, 2021

The importance of the inland waterway system now and into the future was the focus of the annual Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals Inc. (IRPT) conference October 18-21. Waterway, port… Read More