Congressional appropriators are recommending increases for the Army Corps of Engineers’ civil works program in early action on the agency’s fiscal year 2019 spending bill. But the Dept. of Energy’s environmental cleanup program may be in line for flat funding, at best.
The House Appropriations Committee on May 16 approved a 2019 bill funding energy and water programs that included $7.3 billion for Corps civil works. That total is up 7% from the 2018 enacted level. The measure was nearing floor action at ENR press time.