The House Appropriations Energy and Water Subcommittee has moved the FY12 Energy and Water Appropriations bill, setting the stage for the full committee mark-up scheduled for June 15. Under the bill, the Army Corps of Engineers civil works program would be funded at $4.8 billion, a decrease of $89 million from last year’s level and $195 million above the budget request.
2012 Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee Summary
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For the Bureau of Reclamation, the legislation would provide $934 million – $161 million below last year’s level and $117 million below the president’s request.
The bill can be accessed online here.
While the ambitious House schedule calls for a mark-up next week and consideration of the bill on the House floor prior to the August recess, there has been no action in the Senate thus far. Unfortunately, there are some indications that, given the current political climate in Washington, there is considerable reluctance to vote on any funding measures prior to next year’s election. As a consequence, we could be looking at another long-term continuing resolution. AGC will provide further information as it becomes available.
Water Resources Development Act Reauthorization (WRDA 2011)
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee has again extended the deadline for submitting project and programmatic requests for water resources projects, this time until July 11.
Operation Watershed
The Corps of Engineers and the Mississippi River Commission are continuing their heroic efforts in fighting the historic flooding along the Mississippi River. Watch this video to learn more about how the Corps is successfully managing the Great Flood of 2011, and visit the Facebook page for Operation Watershed.
For more information, please contact Marco Giamberardino at (703) 837-5325 or giamberm@agc.org.
