Key Senate and House leaders have reached a bipartisan agreement on a new Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) that would authorize more than $37 billion in federal funds for 25 new and five modified Army Corps of Engineers flood and hurricane protection, harbor dredging and other civil works projects across the U.S.
The joint announcement of the deal came late on Dec. 6, from the chairs and top Republican members of the Senate Environment and Public Works and House Transportation and Infrastructure Committees.