Senate appropriators had good news for firms that work on Corps of Engineers projects, recommending increased funding in fiscal 2006 for the Corps construction account and its overall civil works budget.
The 2006 energy and water programs spending bill that the Senate Appropriations Committee approved on June 16 provides $5.3 billion for the Corps civil works program, up 5% from this year's level. Within that total, the panel allotted $2.1 billion for the construction general account, a 13% jump over 2005's mark.