Pilot program includes $378 million for Mobile harbor, south Louisiana projects.

Joint venture will design 26.7-mile-long coastal system near Galveston in a two-year effort, with construction to finish by 2026.

Construction groups praise the rule but environmental organizations strongly oppose it, with lawsuits expected.

Spellmon now is deputy commanding general overseeing Corps civil works and emergency-response activities.

Legislation has mix of increases and cuts for infrastructure programs, but positive tax and other non-spending provisions.

But review will take six to 24 months to determine whether public-private financing is workable on the projects.

Two projects to improve the quality, quantity and distribution of water in the Everglades National Park in Florida—the construction of a reservoir and the raising of a portion of the Tamiami Trail—moved forward in June.