House WRDA Bill Lacks Water Sector-Backed Infrastructure Measures

The House version of the 2016 Army Corps of Engineers authorization bill lacks the provisions targeting water infrastructure funding and affordability programs contained in the Senate's version, despite the water sector urging the House to include similar measures. The House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee (T&I) May 20 released a draft version of the 2016 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), which authorizes $5 billion in Army Corps civil works projects like ports, waters, flood protection and dam systems. Congressional and...