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Read. Follow. Verify.Review of 2017 Budget for Army Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation
Record date · January 1, 2015
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What This Bill Does
This Senate subcommittee hearing reviewed the President's proposed 2017 budget for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation. The session focused on funding priorities for water infrastructure, flood risk reduction, and commercial navigation.
The proposed $4.62 billion budget for the Army Corps of Engineers determines the funding levels for national flood protection, commercial waterway maintenance, and aquatic ecosystem restoration projects.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Local communities
Communities rely on the Corps for water resources infrastructure, flood risk reduction, and planning assistance.
Commercial shipping industry
The industry is affected by the 42 percent of the budget allocated to maintaining commercial navigation infrastructure.
Key Facts
- The President's 2017 budget requests $4.62 billion in discretionary appropriations for the Army Civil Works program.
- 42 percent of the proposed budget is allocated to commercial navigation.
- 26 percent of the proposed budget is allocated to flood and storm damage reduction.
- 8 percent of the proposed budget is allocated to aquatic ecosystem restoration.
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- $196 million is allocated to hydropower projects.
- $200 million is allocated to regulatory activities.
- $103 million is allocated to cleaning up sites contaminated by the early nuclear weapons program.
- The budget funds 49 feasibility studies, with 12 scheduled for completion.
- The 'SMART' planning initiative aims to complete feasibility studies in 3 years for a total cost of $3 million ($1.5 million federal share).
- The subcommittee hearing was held on March 2, 2016, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
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Modernization of Planning
The Corps is shifting toward a standardized 3-year, $3 million cap for feasibility studies under the SMART initiative.
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- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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