Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Advances Energy and Water FY15 Legislation
The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development approved on June 17 fiscal year (FY) 2015 funding legislation that provides $34.2 billion in discretionary funding, an increase of $148 million above the FY14 funding level, the Appropriations Committee said.…
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The committee has not released the text of the legislation. The bill would direct $5.13 billion for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to dredge America’s waterways to support the movement of critical commodities, along with other mandates, said the committee. The House advanced counterpart legislation on June 10 (see 14061017). The actual appropriations for the agencies in question will likely be determined through a House and Senate conference.