Corps to Propose Deauthorizing $5 Billion in Old Projects
The Corps of Engineers soon will ask Congress to deauthorize dozens of not-yet-constructed water projects, whose estimated cost totals $5 billion. Lt. Gen. Robert B. Flowers, the Chief of Engineers, told a Senate hearing on June 18 that he plans to send the proposal to Congress immediately. Another Corps official said the number of projects on the deauthorizing list would be about 50 to 75. The Corps' total project backlog is about $40 billion.