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Congress Moves Forward With Water Resources Bill (WRDA 2024)

June 27, 2024By. Matthew McGinn

Update: The House of Representatives recently passed the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) for 2024. You can read ASCE’s statement on the passing of H.R. 8812 here: https://infrastructurereportcard.org/asce-statement-on-house-passage-of-the-water-resources-development-act-of-2024/   This week, the House of Representatives took a big step toward passing its biennial water resources bill.  The Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024......

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Tags: Water Resources, water resources bill, water resources development act, WRDA, WRDA 2024

Civil Engineers Commend House T&I Committee for Bipartisan Advancement of 2020 Water Resources and Development Act

July 15, 2020By. America's Infrastructure Report Card

The following is a statement by K.N. Gunalan “Guna,” Ph.D., P.E., President, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) on H.R. 7575 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2020, passed out of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure today: “Our nation’s water resources systems – levees, dams, inland waterways, and ports—are critical for keeping the......

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House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure Advances Water Resources Development Act of 2020

July 15, 2020By. Natalie Mamerow

This week, the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure introduced and passed the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2020, H.R. 7575.  The bill is expected to receive a full House vote the week of July 27. Earlier this spring, the Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works passed their WRDA bill, the bipartisan......

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Tags: dams, inland waterways, levees, ports, WRDA

Senate Environment & Public Works Committee Markup Includes Proposed Changes to the High Hazard Potential Dam Rehabilitation Program

May 06, 2020By. Natalie Mamerow

In a markup this week, the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee unanimously passed their bipartisan Water Resources Development Act legislation, S. 3591 entitled America’s Water Infrastructure Act (AWIA) of 2020, as well their Drinking Water Act of 2020, S. 3590.  The substitute amendment to the America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 included proposed changes......

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Senate Environment & Public Works Committee Releases Water Resources Development Act of 2020 and Drinking Water Legislation

April 22, 2020By. Natalie Mamerow

This week, the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee has released a  draft of their bipartisan WRDA 2020 bill, entitled America’s Water Infrastructure Act (AWIA) of 2020, which keeps Congress on track with the biennium WRDA reauthorization schedule. This bill authorizes $17 billion in infrastructure projects and reauthorizes the EPA’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund......

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Tags: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, green infrastructure, inland waterways, innovation, resilience, stormwater, wastewater, WIFIA, WRDA

Congress is Back in Session: Here’s What to Watch For

September 13, 2019By. Natalie Mamerow

Now that summer has ‘unofficially’ ended, Congress returns to D.C. with a laundry list of items to accomplish before wrapping up the 2019 legislative session. However, what’s most pressing is that Congress must pass all 12 appropriations (funding) bills before the end of the fiscal year on September 30, 2019 to prevent a government shutdown.......

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Tags: #HTF, #publicparks, appropriations, education, resilience, WRDA

ASCE Gives Thanks for Infrastructure Successes

November 21, 2018By. ASCE Staff

It’s that time of the year again – turkey, time off work to be with family and friends, and traveling headaches due to crowded airports and traffic on the highways. This week, millions of people around the country are traveling by way of plane, car, train, or bus to visit their loved ones near and......

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WRDA 2018 Signed Into Law

October 25, 2018By. Natalie Mamerow

This week, President Trump signed S. 3021 (Public Law No: 115-270), the America’s Water Infrastructure Now Act of 2018, or the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2018, into law. The Senate passed this bill by a vote of 99-1, while the House passed it by voice vote. Read ASCE’s official statement on the House’s September passage of WRDA,......

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Tags: Dam Safety Program, dams, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, levees, SRF WIN Act, WIFIA, WRDA

ASCE Celebrates the Passage of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2018

October 11, 2018By. Natalie Mamerow

Yesterday, the Senate passed S. 3021, the America’s Water Infrastructure Now Act of 2018, or the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2018 by a vote of 99-1. Earlier this year, ASCE President Kristina Swallow testified before the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee about the importance of long-term, strategic investment in America’s water resources......

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Tags: dams, Drinking Water, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, fly-in, levees, SRF WIN Act, wastewater, water infrastructure, WIFIA, WRDA

WRDA Passes in the House

September 14, 2018By. Emily Castellanos

Today, the House of Representatives passed the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2018, S. 3021. The passage of this bill authorizes key programs and projects that are critical to improving our nation’s water-related infrastructure categories. The 2017 Infrastructure Report Card graded each of these categories; ports received a grade of “C+,” while dams, levees,......

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Tags: 2017 Infrastructure Report Card, congress, dams, Drinking Water, fly-in, key contact program, levees, ports, SRF WIN Act, statement, wastewater, WIFIA, WRDA