Obama’s Budget for USACE Civil Works Totals $4.9 Billion
President Obama’s Budget for fiscal 2011 includes more than $4.9 billion in gross discretionary funding for the Civil Works program of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and about $1.8 billion in construction spending.
Jo-Ellen Darcy, assistant secretary of the Army for civil works, said the budget focuses on commercial navigation, flood and coastal storm damage reduction, and aquatic ecosystem restoration projects. The Army Civil Works program also addresses projects related to the nation’s waters and wetlands; the restoration of sites contaminated from atomic weapons development programs; and emergency preparedness and training to respond to natural disasters.