Commemorating the unofficial start of the inland waterway system navigation season and the role of the Corps of Engineers in facilitating access and increasing efficiencies in the American agricultural and trade economy.
USA116th CongressHRES-484| House
| Updated: 7/12/2019
Angie Craig
Democratic Representative
Minnesota
Cosponsors (9)
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
This resolution (1) recognizes the start of the inland waterway system navigation season, (2) acknowledges the work of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in maintaining the inland waterway system as vital to the nation's economy, (3) recognizes that more than 78% of the locks and dams operated by the Corps on the system are well beyond their 50-year design life, and (4) expresses that investment in the inland waterway system is needed and would significantly impact the competitiveness of American commodities in international markets.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Transportation and Public Works
Army Corps of EngineersCommodities marketsCompetitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsCongressional tributesDams and canalsEconomic performance and conditionsInfrastructure developmentMarine and inland water transportationNavigation, waterways, harbors
Commemorating the unofficial start of the inland waterway system navigation season and the role of the Corps of Engineers in facilitating access and increasing efficiencies in the American agricultural and trade economy.
USA116th CongressHRES-484| House
| Updated: 7/12/2019
This resolution (1) recognizes the start of the inland waterway system navigation season, (2) acknowledges the work of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in maintaining the inland waterway system as vital to the nation's economy, (3) recognizes that more than 78% of the locks and dams operated by the Corps on the system are well beyond their 50-year design life, and (4) expresses that investment in the inland waterway system is needed and would significantly impact the competitiveness of American commodities in international markets.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Angie Craig
Democratic Representative
Minnesota
Cosponsors (9)
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee
Transportation and Public Works
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Army Corps of EngineersCommodities marketsCompetitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsCongressional tributesDams and canalsEconomic performance and conditionsInfrastructure developmentMarine and inland water transportationNavigation, waterways, harbors