The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee in May approved its version of biennial water resources legislation to authorize a series of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers flood control, navigation, and ecosystem restoration projects.
Like a Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) measure advanced earlier this month by a Senate committee, the House version includes language to address rising sea levels and increase outreach to underserved communities. But it similarly lacks any new drinking water or wastewater policy provisions, an expected development this year after several recent WRDA packages had carried a bevy of drinking water and wastewater items.
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