Today the House Energy & Water Development Subcommittee reported a $33.3 billion bill funding the Army Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation and the Department of Energy for FY 2010. This funding amount represents a decrease of $1.1 billion below the President's budget request and $39 million above the amount appropriated in FY 2009.
The total amount approved U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works program is $5.541 billion for FY 2010. This represents a modest increase of $139 million over the FY 2009 and an increase of $416 million over the Obama Administration's request of $5.1 billion. Here is an outline of the funded for the Corps:
- $142 million is for General Investigations
- $2.123 billion is for Construction General
- $251 million is for Mississippi River & Tributaries (MR&T)
- $2.511 billion is for Operations and Maintenance
- $190 million is for Regulatory Program
- $134 million is for Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP)
- $184 million is for Expenses
- $0 for Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies ($41 M was included in the President's Budget request)
- $6 million for the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works
The Bureau of Reclamation would receive $1.08 billion in funding for FY 2010, representing a $38 million decrease from FY 2009, but a $17 million increase above the Obama request.
Representative Ed Pastor (D-AZ), the acting Subcommittee Chairman, addressed concerns about the insolvency of the Inland Waterways Trust Fund, stating that if this issue is not addressed, "...the level of investment must be adjusted to the available resources' resulting in increased costs to existing projects as they are suspended, as well as the deferral of new projects in need of recapitalization. The bill urges the Administration to pursue this issue with the relevant authorizing committees."
The Water Resources Coalition will continue to advocate for increased investment in the water resources development missions of the Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation as this legislation continues through the House and Senate process.
