ASBPA submits Testimony on Army Corps – Civil Works Budget to House Appropriations Committee.
As Congress takes up FY19 appropriations legislation, ASBPA submitted “Outside Witness Testimony for the Record” to the House Energy & Water Appropriations sub-committee with a focus on three areas of the Army Corps of Engineers-Civil Works budget:
- Shore Protection, construction – We’re requesting $75 million, a $25 million increase over FY18.
- Regional Sediment Management – We’re requesting $4.5 million for RSM, a $1 million increase over FY18; and $2 million for Beneficial Use of Dredged Material (CAP 204), $0.5 million increase over FY18.
- Coastal Data and Research – We’re requesting that budgets are at least maintained at current levels for the National Coastal Mapping Program, Coastal Ocean Data System, Coastal Inlet Research Program, Coastal Field Data Collection Program.
See the full testimony: FY19 Energy & Water Appropriations Testimony