ASBPA is pleased to be partnering with the American Shoreline Podcast Network to launch “The Capitol Beach,” a podcast that discusses federal beach and coastal policy with the people making that policy in Washington, DC.
2018 Year in Review ASBPA’s 2018 Government Affairs agenda continued to focus on three main areas: 1) Federal Funding, including advocating for funding for coastal projects and coastal research, and changing policies and authorities to allow federal funding to be used for coastal resilience; 2) Expediting coastal projects through more efficient permitting and better integration…
Today, the Senate passed “America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018,” 99-1. The House of Representatives had passed the legislation in September by a unanimous voice vote, so the bill will now go to the president’s desk to be signed. ASBPA’s statement on America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018: The American Shore and Beach Preservation Association…
Despite the fury Hurricane Florence unleashed along the coastline of the Carolinas, areas with wide sandy beaches and high dunes fared well in the face of an unprecedented onslaught of storm surge and waves. Although the coastline suffered significant erosion, restored beaches accomplished their design purpose of protecting upland properties and communities. While communities are…
The House and Senate have passed HR 5895, a “mini-omnibus” (a.k.a. “mini-bus”) of three appropriations bills, one of which is Energy & Water that includes funding for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). It is being sent to the president’s desk to be signed. The federal fiscal year ends September 30th, so this bill…
On September 10, House and Senate released America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018, which includes 4 titles related to water infrastructure. The first title is, essentially, a water resources development act (WRDA) that includes a number of provisions ASBPA supports (the remaining titles address clean drinking water, hydropower, and stormwater infrastructure financing, none of which ASBPA has…
ASBPA is pleased to work with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to inform coastal and beach stakeholders about the USACE’s 5-year schedule for federal beach projects. To help communities plan for when their federally authorized projects will be constructed, USACE has developed a draft schedule of nearly 700 dredging projects – including navigation…
UPDATE: Senate passes Energy and Water Appropriations Bill On June 25, the Senate passed HR 5895, the Energy & Water Appropriations Bill. The write-up below has been updated. ASBPA has been pleased to see the FY19 budget process moving forward. As part of the budget deal passed in February, Congress agreed to “spending caps” for…
House of Representatives Passes Water Bill, Next up for the Senate The American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) was pleased to see the House of Representatives pass H.R. 8, the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) on Tuesday, June 6. Biennial water resources legislation is important to the nation to keep federal water resources infrastructure…
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 –…