Senate Environment and Public Works Committee leaders rolled out a bipartisan water resources bill on April 29 that would authorize about $24.6 billion in federal funds for 21 Army Corps of Engineers flood and hurricane protection, harbor dredging and other projects around the country.
In releasing the text of the draft bill, Committee Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (W.Va.), the panel’s top Republican, said they plan to hold a committee vote on the measure on May 4.