A possible indicator for Transportation and Infrastructure funding
For the first time since 2007, the U.S. House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (T&I), unanimously approved a new Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) this week, creating hope that transportation and infrastructure spending could follow.
Traditionally, WRDA bills authorize the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) to spend billions of taxpayer dollars to study and construct water infrastructure projects as part of its Civil Works Program. If enacted, this Act would help return the Corps’ mission to its original, limited role, which appears to have become inefficient and unsustainable. The water bill does not contain specific funding for water projects. The bill merely authorizes committees with jurisdiction over port and water infrastructure to include funding in their budgets.
http://thehill.com/blogs/transportation-report/ports/323775-advocates-hope-water-bill-passage-leads-to-more-infrastructure-funding
More information on more issues related to WRDA can be found here:
http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2013/08/house-water-resources-development-act-ditch-senate-bill-blunders-reform-the-army-corps
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